Apple has blocked customers from using the controversial Clearview AI facial recognition app on iPhones after Apple determined the startup violated its developer agreement and suspended its account. The move is a new blow to the facial recognition startup that also faces lawsuits and challenges from privacy advocates.
Clearview AI had used its developer account to distribute its software to law enforcement customers, an approach that let it bypass Apple's App Store and that violated Apple's requirements, BuzzFeed News reported Friday. That's against Apple's rules, an Apple representative said, so the company disabled Clearview AI's account.
