Facial Recognition
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Air Canada launches voluntary facial recognition system at Vancouver airportTravellers flying out of the Vancouver International Airport on Air Canada are now able to use their face as their ID.ConsumerDec 3, 2024
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Air Canada set to launch facial recognition technology at gatesCustomers 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.CanadaNov 29, 2024
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CBSA plans to use facial recognition app to track deportations: documentsThe 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.CanadaAug 16, 2024
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As some Ontario police increasingly use facial recognition technology, calls grow for regulationsLegal 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.CrimeJun 30, 2024
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B.C. Canadian Tire stores broke privacy laws with facial ID technology: reportTwelve Canadian Tire stores were using the technology for about three years but the systems were removed and the information destroyed.TechApr 20, 2023
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‘The future of air travel’: Facial recognition might make airports a breeze — at a costWould 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.CanadaFeb 22, 2023
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MPs call on Ottawa to tighten restrictions on use of facial recognition technologyThe MPs say appropriate privacy protections should address issues including accuracy, retention of data and transparency in facial recognition initiatives.CanadaOct 4, 2022
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Facial recognition as Parliament Hill security tool would pose legal, privacy risks: studyThe 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.CanadaAug 29, 2022
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Ottawa seeks to dismiss planned lawsuit against RCMP over facial recognition toolIn 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.CanadaMay 13, 2022
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Police can’t use facial ID technologies for mass surveillance: Canada’s privacy watchdogsOn 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.CanadaMay 2, 2022
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