

History : Here’s what to know about Russia and Ukraine’s relationship and the causes of the conflict.One dead man had identifying patches on his uniform, but the other did not, so the ministry ran his face through Clearview’s app. The fear of spies and saboteurs in the country has led to heightened paranoia.Īccording to one email, Ukraine’s national police obtained two photos of dead Russian soldiers, which have been viewed by The New York Times, on March 21. It has identified dead soldiers and prisoners of war, as well as travelers in the country, confirming the names on their official IDs. Ton-That, who provided emails from officials from three agencies in Ukraine, confirming that they had used the tool. “It’s been an honor to help Ukraine,” said Mr.

Clearview has also translated its app into Ukrainian. Now, less than a month later, the New York-based Clearview has created more than 200 accounts for users at five Ukrainian government agencies, which have conducted more than 5,000 searches. Ton-That decided to offer Clearview’s services to Ukraine for free, as reported earlier by Reuters. He said the tool could identify people who might be spies, as well as deceased people, by comparing their faces against Clearview’s database of 20 billion faces from the public web, including from “Russian social sites such as VKontakte.” The tool, which can identify a suspect caught on surveillance video, could be valuable to a country under attack, Mr.
