The RCMP's use of a controversial, third-party facial recognition technology was a serious violation of Canada's privacy laws, the privacy commissioner says. Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien tabled a report to Parliament this morning after investigating the national police force's use of software from U.S.-based Clearview AI. It called on governments to beef up federal and provincial privacy laws after it found Clearview AI violated Canadian privacy laws by collecting photos of Canadians without their knowledge or consent. A lawyer for Clearview AI said the company disagrees with the privacy commissioner's assertion that their actions are not fully in accordance with Canadian law. Clearview AI hopes to continue the dialogue in order to find common ground."

Source: CBC News June 10, 2021 13:55 UTC