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Browse 8,265 companies freeCompanies that collect facial recognition, iris scans, voice prints, and other biometric identifiers from consumers and citizens, often without informed consent.
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Try SeekerPro →The following companies are ranked by their OpenPublicHub privacy score from worst (lowest) to best (highest). Each score reflects data collection scope, violation history, transparency, consent practices, and the availability of privacy-friendly alternatives. A score below 20 indicates severe privacy concerns. Below 40 is poor. Above 60 is acceptable but not ideal. No company on this watchlist scores above 80, which would indicate genuinely privacy-respecting practices.
Clearview AI operates the most controversial facial recognition system in the world, having scraped over 40 billion facial images from social media platforms, news sites, and the p...
Hikvision is the world's largest manufacturer of surveillance cameras, controlling approximately 25% of the global market. The company is partially owned by the Chinese government ...
ByteDance operates TikTok, the fastest-growing social media platform in history with over 1.5 billion monthly active users, and Douyin, its Chinese counterpart with 750 million dai...
Meta Platforms operates the largest social media surveillance network in history, encompassing Facebook (3.07 billion monthly active users), Instagram (2 billion MAU), WhatsApp (2....
Worldcoin, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, aims to create a global digital identity system by scanning the irises of every human on Earth using metallic orb devices deployed i...
Flock Safety operates the largest network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in the United States, with over 4 million cameras deployed in neighborhoods, parking lots, and ...
Amazon operates one of the most comprehensive consumer surveillance networks through its interconnected ecosystem of e-commerce, cloud computing, smart home devices, and physical r...
Verkada is a US-based cloud surveillance company that operates over 250,000 cameras across schools, hospitals, businesses, and government facilities. The company markets AI-powered...
Snap Inc. operates Snapchat, a multimedia messaging app with over 800 million monthly active users, predominantly aged 13-34. Despite marketing around ephemeral messaging, Snap col...
Apple markets itself as the privacy-first alternative in Big Tech, and in many respects it delivers stronger protections than competitors. App Tracking Transparency (ATT) introduce...
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Try BliniBot →The companies on this watchlist average a privacy score of just 20 out of 100, placing them collectively in the poor category. This means the majority of these organizations engage in data collection practices that are fundamentally misaligned with consumer privacy expectations. Users interacting with these companies should assume their data is being collected, analyzed, shared, and in many cases monetized.
Across all 10 companies, we documented 44 privacy violations, regulatory fines, lawsuits, and enforcement actions. These represent only the incidents that became public knowledge through regulatory filings, journalist investigations, and legal proceedings. The true scope of data misuse is almost certainly larger. Many violations resulted in fines that amount to a small fraction of annual revenue, creating inadequate deterrence.
Combined, these companies collect data across 105 documented categories including biometric identifiers, real-time location, financial records, health information, private communications, and behavioral patterns. The aggregation of this data creates comprehensive digital dossiers that follow individuals across every aspect of their lives, often without meaningful consent or awareness.
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