A Canadian real estate company already under investigation for using facial recognition technology in malls may also be tracking the movement of shoppers using mobile phones. It also mentions tracking foot traffic using information such as a MAC address — a unique number that identifies any device capable of connecting to Wi-Fi. Cadillac Fairview says it has stopped using facial recognition software on these directories for now. (Anis Heydari/CBC)Cadillac Fairview had already acknowledged it uses facial recognition software and cameras in mall directories to track shoppers' ages and genders without telling them. Signage on the doors to the Chinook Centre doesn't reference location tracking potentially happening inside.

Source: CBC News August 07, 2018 13:24 UTC