Canadians may now request they not appear in Clearview AI's facial recognition search results, days after the controversial U.S.-based firm announced it was pulling out of this country. Sometime this week, Clearview quietly posted a link on its website allowing Canadian residents to "opt out." Clearview requests a photo of anyone asking to withdraw from search results, even though some may be hesitant to provide further fuel for a company developing facial recognition software. Investigations continue amid scrutinyCanadian authorities, from the Ontario Provincial Police to officers in Halifax and Edmonton all acknowledged this year they had briefly used the facial recognition app. Amazon, IBM and Microsoft have all restricted U.S. police use of their facial recognition technology to varying degrees.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2020 17:48 UTC