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Greece: HDPA fines Clearview AI €20M for lawfulness and transparency violations

July 14, 2022
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The Hellenic Data Protection Authority fined Clearview AI €20M for multiple GDPR violations, including failure to appoint an EU representative, unlawful data processing, and lack of transparency. The decision, prompted by a complaint from Homo Digitalis, also mandates Clearview AI to cease data collection in Greece, fulfill the complainant's access request, and delete the data of Greek subjects. Clearview AI's systematic violation of lawfulness and processing of biometric data were considered aggravating factors.

The Hellenic Data Protection Authority ('HDPA') published, on 14 July 2022, its decision No. 35/2022, as issued on 13 July 2022, in which it imposed a fine of €20 million on Clearview AI, Inc., for violations of Articles 5(1)(a), 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, and 27 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ('GDPR'), following a complaint submitted by Homo Digitalis on behalf of the data subject. Background to the decision In particular, the HDPA stated that the complainant who had submitted their complaint at the same time as four other complaints before the supervisory authorities of Austria, France, Italy, and the UK, claimed that Clearview AI violated their access right un

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