Australian regulators come together on privacy, online safety
The relationship between various regulatory bodies across the privacy and online safety spectrum can be difficult to parse. Australia’s two…
Canada
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Corsight revealed as facial recognition supplier for Canadian police bodycam trial
The face biometrics algorithms used by police in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on body-worn cameras during a recent trial is supplied…
Facephi launches Canadian subsidiary
Facephi is on an expansion spree: The biometric identity verification company firm has launched a new subsidiary in Canada, as…
Fraudsters are exploiting generative AI faster than organizations can respond: SAS
In the great AI race of the 2020s, fraudsters have a healthy lead, and they are upping their pace in…
Alberta crafts laws to crack down on deepfake misinformation, exploitation
The Canadian province of Alberta is targeting deepfakes and misinformation with a new bill proposing amendments to four existing pieces…
Tender: OLG issues RFI for facial recognition product monitoring self-exclusion
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on a self exclusion banned player…
Canadian parliament seeks to expand biometric background checks nationwide
Canada’s lower legislative branch is looking for a supplier to help extend its fingerprint biometrics capability for background checks across…
Age verification for social media, chatbots go viral with regulators globally
Age assurance has achieved memetic repeatability. Australia’s efforts to keep kids under 16 off big social media platforms are being…
Appeals Court confirms Clearview AI biometric data collection violates BC privacy law
A British Columbia Appeal Court will not overturn a ruling by the B.C. Supreme Court in support of the province’s…
Canada and Sri Lanka collaborate on AI policy development
A critical bilateral discussion between Canada and Sri Lanka recently took place, with the participation of key officials aimed at…
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