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Clearview AI is aiming to win over more police forces by offering its facial recognition technology for free.

The company has been mired in controversy over its use of billions of photos scraped from social media and other sources without the subjects' knowledge or consent. Now, it's offering its technology to police forces for free in the hopes of winning over more customers. The move is likely to reignite concerns over the use of facial recognition technology, which has been criticized for its potential to invade people's privacy and be used to target marginalized groups. In a blog post, Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That said the company is "committed to providing our technology to law enforcement agencies at no cost." "We believe that our technology can be a powerful tool in the fight against crime, and we want to do everything we can to make it available to the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe," he said. Ton-That said the company will provide its technology to any police force that signs a non-disclosure agreement. It's not clear how many police forces have already signed up for the program, or if any have used the technology.

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