Hoan Ton-That—Ton-That expanded Clearview AI facial recognition to over 3,100 US law enforcement agencies including FBI and DHS
Under Ton-That's leadership, Clearview AI aggressively expanded its facial recognition platform to more than 3,100 law enforcement agencies across the United States, including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. By 2024, law enforcement searches via Clearview AI had doubled to 2 million annually. The expansion included a $9.2 million ICE contract in 2025, with ICE personnel using the system globally. This occurred despite wrongful identification cases, including Randal Quran Reid who spent six days in jail due to a mistaken Clearview match.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algorithmic Fairness | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Surveillance Technology | +toward | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.643 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Clearview AI law enforcement searches doubled to 2 million in past year as platform expanded to 3,100+ agencies
Clearview AI's facial recognition platform expanded to over 3,100 law enforcement agencies including the FBI and DHS. Annual searches doubled to 2 million by mid-2024. The company released Clearview AI 2.0 for its existing law enforcement clients and signed a $9.2 million contract with ICE in 2025.