So Clearview has a database of billions of faces scraped from the internet, and sells subscriptions to match photos on that data. I don't think we can put this capability back in the box. There is no moat around it.
Keyhole once had a similar business model for satellite data. Then Google bought them and offered it to everyone for free, making a fortune. I hope that Clearview's path goes the same way. If this is available to law enforcement and anyone else who can afford it, better for it to be available to everyone.
If big brother can have it, little brother should too. There is no serious prospect of withholding it from big brother. I think I'd rather have privacy from both, but that doesn't seem to be an option.
Keyhole once had a similar business model for satellite data. Then Google bought them and offered it to everyone for free, making a fortune. I hope that Clearview's path goes the same way. If this is available to law enforcement and anyone else who can afford it, better for it to be available to everyone.
If big brother can have it, little brother should too. There is no serious prospect of withholding it from big brother. I think I'd rather have privacy from both, but that doesn't seem to be an option.