United States of America: Lawsuit alleging collection of biometric data for facial recognition without consent (Sanders v Clearview AI)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
13 Jul 2026 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated approval of class-action settlement in Sanders v Clearview AI
On 13 July 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated the approval of a class-action settlement between Clearview AI, Inc. and a class of individuals whose biometric data was used for facial recognition, in the consolid…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court