Fine · Netherlands
Clearview AI Inc.: EUR 30,500,000
- Authority
- Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch Data Protection Authority)
- Country
- Netherlands
- Date
- Decision of 16 May 2024
- Amount
- EUR 30,500,000, as imposed (not converted)
- Appeal status
- Not appealed (source)
- Provisions cited
- Article 5(1)(a), Article 6(1), Article 9(1), Article 12(1), Article 12(2), Article 12(3), Article 14(1), Article 14(2), Article 15
What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)
Built a facial recognition database of billions of photos, including of people in the Netherlands, without a legal basis, and did not inform people or answer access requests.
Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.
Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.