I Got My File From Clearview AI, and It Freaked Me Out

Here’s how you might be able to get yours

Thomas Smith
OneZero
Published in
10 min readMar 24, 2020

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A photo of a person covering their face with their hands. They are illuminated red, and there are green circles around her.
Photo: Aitor Diago/Getty Images

Have you ever had a moment of paranoia just before posting a photo of yourself (or your kid) on social media?

Maybe you felt a vague sense of unease about making the photo public. Or maybe the nebulous thought occurred to you: “What if someone used this for something?” Perhaps…

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