Article contentIn light of the recent public discourse over race and policing, some of the world’s largest technology companies — including Microsoft, Amazon and IBM — announced they will no longer provide facial recognition technologies to law enforcement agencies. That urgency was driven by media reports speculating that the company’s software may legally infringe on privacy rights. The cause has been taken up by five provincial privacy commissioners and their federal counterpart. Try refreshing your browser, or Neil Desai: When it comes to AI in policing, privacy isn't the only consideration Back to videoMany police leaders are rightly asking questions about how such technologies ended up in their services without going through appropriate procurement channels or having clear policies around the use of facial recognition and other artificial intelligence applications. Yet the presumption by some commentators that our police agencies aren’t interested in privacy rights, similar to the actions being taken by autocratic regimes, is an unfounded leap.

Source: National Post July 07, 2020 09:56 UTC