French watchdog mulls action against U.S. AI company Clearview

A mobile phone is seen on the annual report of France's data protection watchdog CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertes) during a news conference in Paris, France, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - The head of France's data privacy said on Wednesday she was considering triggering the process of fining U.S.-based Clearview AI, a facial recognition company the regulator had ordered to stop amassing data from people based in the country.

The start of a formal penalty process would indicate that CNIL suspected Clearview of failing to comply with its order within the two-month deadline it had set.