This technology is so widespread, Apple could do it, Microsoft could do it, Google could do it, Facebook could do it, but for some reason we are focusing on Clearview. I think it's because only Clearview is selling it to law enforcement, thereby turning a previously expensive human task of identification and tracking, into a cheaper automated one. I'm reminded of the line 'With great power comes great responsibility'. The more people who have the power, the greater the odds that the responsibility will be abused in the pursuit of profit or even darker motives. History is littered with shithole autocracies that ran their corners of the world into the ground by eliminating economic participation and mobility using new advancements that delivered new concentrations of power. Here this technology gives smaller and smaller jurisdictions the power to turn themselves into absolute authorities, and it needs to be balanced with better oversight, better protections for people to move around without harassment. I hope this country is able to create and uphold new Federal legislation to that effect. Otherwise it's going to back an awful lot of people into a corner. I guess this is the big political question being fought out between the two main parties right now...
On Clearview's website they state they have 3 billion facial images scraped from the web. That seems to be a low cost of entry to accomplish the same level of service. I am a bit surprised that the FBI wouldn't have a similar database.