To sell to law enforcement agencies, among others.
(First news brief in this article:)
User selfies, plus I’m sure photos of other people that never even signed up.
Historical: https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/29/in_brief_ai/ and https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/12/in_brief_ai/
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/clearview-ai/company_financials
I’m almost at a loss for words…but I can still think of a couple I would like to direct to their CEO.