Canadian lawmakers recommend moratorium, regulations for facial recognition use
Canada should put a moratorium on the use of facial recognition by Federal police and “Canadian industries” unless their implementation…
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Canadian police reveal face biometrics tools used for missing persons investigations
Canada’s federal police force has been using facial recognition software Traffic Jam and Spotlight to investigate human trafficking and child…
Canadian government seeks dismissal of biometric data privacy suit against federal police
Canada’s Federal Government has filed a motion to have the certification of a potential class action lawsuit over biometric data…
Canadian lawmakers demand clearer answers on facial recognition from national police
A standing committee of Canadian Members of Parliament examining face biometrics use in the country saw further clarification of the…
Time to talk specifics of new facial recognition legislation, Canadian privacy authorities say
Lawmakers in Canada are being urged by privacy authorities to pass new laws to protect people from the risks associated…
Clarity in police use of biometric evidence is not easy to come by
Physical evidence might sit around for decades before chance intervenes and the material can be used to advance a police…
Police facial recognition on images from US protest, social media in Canada questioned
A coalition of groups has written to the administrators of a facial recognition system used to identify a person accused…
Canada needs biometric surveillance regulation with enforcement powers – Privacy Commissioners
Canadian privacy commissioners at the federal and provincial level condemned Clearview AI’s biometric solution as unlawful mass surveillance, and called…
Clearview AI stops providing biometrics service in Canada, privacy investigation still open
Clearview AI’s biometric facial recognition technology will no longer be available in Canada, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of…
SIA testifies to lawmakers as fallout for police from Clearview AI facial biometrics scandal continues
Security Industry Association (SIA) Manager of Government Relations Drake Jamali testified to the importance of facial recognition as an investigative…
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