Hoan Ton-That—Ton-That continued Clearview AI operations in defiance of multiple European GDPR enforcement orders totaling over 90 million euros in fines
Under Ton-That's leadership as CEO, Clearview AI accumulated over 90 million euros in GDPR fines from France (20M), Italy (20M), Greece (20M), and the Netherlands (30.5M) for illegally processing European citizens' biometric data. Despite explicit orders from multiple EU data protection authorities to cease operations and delete data, the company continued scraping and processing European data. Dutch DPA chairman Aleid Wolfsen stated they would investigate holding management personally liable.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Transparency | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| User Privacy | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Dutch DPA fined Clearview AI 30.5 million euros and threatened personal liability for executives
The Dutch Data Protection Authority imposed a 30.5 million euro fine on Clearview AI for GDPR violations and issued four enforcement orders requiring the company to cease operations within the EU. DPA chairman Aleid Wolfsen stated they would investigate holding company management personally liable for directing the violations.