#Clearview software software
The Belgian police would have in fact carried out between 101 and 500 searches with this software but had until now always denied its use. The Buzzfeed site which was able to access the list of users of the controversial software claims that the software is also used in Belgium by government agencies or police services. The Clearview AI tool was reportedly showcased by the FBI at this meeting and a limited number of consultations were conducted with the program, with photos of the detectives themselves and photos of cases from another country that did the subject of an investigation by the working group. Minister Annelies Verlinden, who received various questions on this subject during a current affairs debate in the House Interior Committee on October 6, explained that the two Belgian detectives incriminated were able, within the framework of the international cooperation, exchange experiences and resources during the Europol meeting. The case would not be limited to the two Belgian detectives The image is compared to a database of billions of photos the company has collected through social media such as Facebook and LinkedIn. The start-up Clearview AI indeed offers a controversial system that identifies people from a photo.
#Clearview software trial
The illegal initiative is said to be that of two Belgian detectives who used the Clearview AI trial license in October 2019 during a meeting with Europol of a victim identification working group. “Facial recognition is certainly an interesting avenue to use in the long term to support the functioning of the police, but this is of course only possible with a correct legal basis so that the elements obtained can be used legally, administratively and judicially, ”declared the Minister. The Minister recalled that the Belgian police do not use or intend to use this software, the Belgian legal framework not authorizing its use. The minister’s announcement took place during a parliamentary committee, on the basis of conclusions delivered by the federal police to the COC, the institutional control body mandated to ensure that police information is used in the context of legality, explains The evening.
While the police denied having used the Clearview facial recognition software, the Belgian Minister of the Interior has just recognized its use by two detectives during a meeting with Europol, outside any legal framework.īelgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden admitted on October 6 that Belgian police officers used the controversial facial recognition software from the American company Clearview AI.
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