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title: "Clearview AI Inc. fined EUR 30,500,000 (Netherlands, 2024)"
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source: "https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/documents/decision-fine-clearview-ai"
source_note: "Only the authority's decision is authoritative."
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
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publisher: "DPO School"
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Fine · Netherlands

# Clearview AI Inc.: EUR 30,500,000

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/about#review)

- **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](https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/current/dutch-dpa-imposes-a-fine-on-clearview-because-of-illegal-data-collection-for-facial-recognition))
- **Provisions cited:** [Article 5(1)(a)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/5#1-a), [Article 6(1)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/6#1), [Article 9(1)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/9#1), [Article 12(1)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/12#1), [Article 12(2)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/12#2), [Article 12(3)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/12#3), [Article 14(1)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/14#1), [Article 14(2)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/14#2), [Article 15](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/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.

## Official source

- [Decision or announcement of the authority](https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/documents/decision-fine-clearview-ai)

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.

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