British AI-video intelligence startup Pimloc raises €1.5 million to protect visual data

Pimloc’s technology powers products that enable private businesses and public organisations to protect sensitive or personal visual data, to maintain safe online environments and to manage video security footage. They recognised a critical need for software that could make sense of the growing streams of visual data being captured and preserve the privacy of people in front of the lens. By incorporating the latest AI technologies, Pimloc is able to provide products for the specialist classification of large-scale visual data and tools that allow businesses to dynamically train their systems around specific content areas. The protection of personal data needs to be designed into visual security and analytics systems by default to protect individuals from the misuse of face recognition and other technologies.” “Video files are typically large in size and present unique challenges of scale and security for access, processing, review and supply compared to other data. Rick Hao, Principal, Speedinvest, added, “Consumers around the world are rightfully concerned with how enterprises are handling the growing volume of visual data being captured 24/7.