Facial Recognition

• Air Canada launches voluntary facial recognition system at Vancouver airport

  Travellers flying out of the Vancouver International Airport on Air Canada are now able to use their face as their ID.

  Consumer

  Dec 3
  
• Air Canada set to launch facial recognition technology at gates

  Customers boarding most domestic Air Canada flights at Vancouver International Airport will be able to walk onto the plane without presenting any physical pieces of identification.

  Canada

  Nov 29
  
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• CBSA plans to use facial recognition app to track deportations: documents

  The mobile reporting app would use biometrics to confirm a person's identity and record their location data when they use the app to check in.

  Canada

  Aug 16
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• As some Ontario police increasingly use facial recognition technology, calls grow for regulations

  Legal and AI experts are calling on the federal government to set national standards as some police services use facial recognition technology to help solve crimes.

  Crime

  Jun 30
• B.C. Canadian Tire stores broke privacy laws with facial ID technology: report

  Twelve Canadian Tire stores were using the technology for about three years but the systems were removed and the information destroyed.

  Tech

  Apr 20, 2023
• ‘The future of air travel’: Facial recognition might make airports a breeze — at a cost

  Would you let an airline scan your face for a quicker trip through the airport? A pilot program in Vancouver has implications for privacy and the future of air travel, experts say.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2023
• MPs call on Ottawa to tighten restrictions on use of facial recognition technology

  The MPs say appropriate privacy protections should address issues including accuracy, retention of data and transparency in facial recognition initiatives.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2022
• Facial recognition as Parliament Hill security tool would pose legal, privacy risks: study

  The report was completed in April by the Leadership Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University at the request of the Parliamentary Protective Service, which funded the research.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2022
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• Ottawa seeks to dismiss planned lawsuit against RCMP over facial recognition tool

  In a submission to the Federal Court, government lawyers say Ha Vi Doan cannot allege that she suffered “harm of any kind” as a result of RCMP's dealings with Clearview AI.

  Canada

  May 13, 2022
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• Police can’t use facial ID technologies for mass surveillance: Canada’s privacy watchdogs

  On Monday, the Canadian privacy watchdogs also called for a prohibition on any police deployment of the facial recognition tool that could result in mass surveillance.

  Canada

  May 2, 2022