Clearview takes fresh legal hits over Canada class action, UK fine
Few biometrics companies have taken a bigger regulatory and legal beating than Clearview AI. It has already been a rough…
Canada
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Canada directs Hikvision to stop local operations
Canada has ordered Hikvision Canada to cease all operations in the country and close its Canadian business. Canada’s Industry Minister…
Canada considers age assurance legislation to match UK, EU
A new bill that would require porn sites to implement age assurance technology has been introduced into Canadian Parliament. The…
Face liveness detection mandatory for new Tinder users in California, Canada
New Tinder users in California are now required to provide face biometrics through a video selfie on setting up an…
Canadian lawmakers consider age verification, estimation for online porn access
Legislation to restrict youth access to pornography with age checks has returned to the floor of Canada’s parliament. Bill S-209…
Clearview AI data harvesting not protected speech, says California appeals court
Clearview AI continues to slog through a quagmire of legal issues in the U.S., UK and Canada. In California, an…
Data breach victims more often than not face delays in critical notifications
Public institutions and private companies have persistently failed to promptly notify individuals when their personal data has been exposed in…
DIACC turns to gov’t digital transformation as Canada’s digital ID ecosystem matures
Like nearly all governments around the world, Canada’s is moving public services online as part of a digital transformation effort….
Canada’s privacy regulator releases results of age assurance consultation
The key learnings are in from an exploratory consultation on age assurance by Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC)….
Facial recognition tender for Toronto police draws interest from major vendors
Eleven biometrics providers, including large international firms, are vying to provide Toronto police with a new facial recognition system, which…
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