Governments and private companies have built massive facial recognition databases using images scraped from the internet and public surveillance systems. These databases were often created without meaningful public consent. Companies like Clearview AI admitted to scraping billions of online images.

The use of facial recognition systems by police departments predated formal regulation in many areas. This lack of oversight raises concerns about privacy and civil liberties.

Civil liberty groups have documented partnerships between tech firms and law enforcement involving large-scale biometric databases.

Governments and companies have built large facial recognition databases. They used internet images and public surveillance footage, often without public consent. Police use these systems without clear rules, raising privacy concerns. Tech firms partner with law enforcement on biometric databases.

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