Facial Recognition Software
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How a B.C. filmmaker’s honeymoon photos helped train controversial facial recognition techBrett Gaylor's photos were scraped from a picture-sharing website and incorporated into huge databases used by companies like Clearview AI, as well as the Chinese government.NewsJun 11, 2021
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Cadillac Fairview covertly collected images of 5M shoppers across Canada: privacy commissionersAccording to the report, the company embedded small, inconspicuous cameras inside mall directories at 12 Canadian malls which collected images of customers without their knowledge or consent.ConsumerOct 29, 2020
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Cadillac Fairview suspends use of facial recognition cameras at Calgary malls"We will co-operate fully with the investigations throughout the process," the company said.ConsumerAug 5, 2018
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Alberta Privacy Commissioner investigating use of facial recognition software in Calgary mallsAlberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner is investigating the use of facial recognition software in Calgary malls after a shopper recognized code in a digital directory.ConsumerAug 3, 2018
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Privacy commissioner ‘following up’ with Calgary mall using facial recognition software“Facial recognition technology can raise particular concerns as it can be used without a person’s knowledge,” a spokesperson for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said.CanadaJul 31, 2018
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Amazon is selling ‘authoritarian surveillance’ tech to police, civil rights groups want it to stopIn emails sent between Amazon employees, Amazon claims its product can search against databases holding millions of faces and can identify up to 100 people in a single image.ConsumerMay 22, 2018
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