A researcher discovered a cloud database containing over 9 million unsecured images of people's faces, traced to ClarityCheck, a US company. Despite ClarityCheck's claim of not using facial recognition, its services identify individuals through reverse image searches. This raises privacy concerns, as leaked images can lead to various forms of identity misuse. ClarityCheck disputed the exposure of the data, but the URLs were found without authentication.
The database was accessible for an unknown duration before measures were taken to restrict access. Users are advised to think carefully before uploading personal images to such services and should familiarize themselves with their policies on image retention and deletion.