OTTAWA — Canada’s national police force broke privacy law by using controversial facial recognition software that put innocent Canadians in a “24/7 police lineup,” the federal privacy commissioner says. The RCMP initially denied it used Clearview AI, both publicly and to the privacy commissioner, who is an independent officer of Parliament. In a statement, a lawyer for Clearview AI disputed the privacy commissioner’s findings — or even that Canadian privacy law applies to the U.S.-based company. “Clearview AI disagrees with its assertion that the company’s actions are not fully in accordance with Canadian law, or even that Canadian law applies to its activities,” said Clearview AI attorney Doug Mitchell in a statement to the Star. Clearview AI hopes to continue the dialogue in order to find common ground.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...

Source: thestar June 10, 2021 14:01 UTC