Clearview AI has been used by the police nearly a million times in the US, it tells the BBC.
Facial recognition firm Clearview has run nearly a million searches for US police, its founder has told the BBC
It then provides links to where matching images appear online. It is considered one of the most powerful and accurate facial recognition companies in the world.The company is banned from selling its services to most US companies, after the American Civil Liberties Union took Clearview AI to court in Illinois for breaking privacy law.
Mr Ton-That says he is not aware of any cases of mistaken identity using Clearview. He accepts police have made wrongful arrests using facial recognition technology, but attributes those to "poor policing". Kaitlin Jackson is a criminal defense lawyer based in New York who campaigns against the police's use of facial recognition.
Last year, Andrew Conlyn from Fort Myers, Florida, had charges against him dropped after Clearview was used to find a crucial witness.