The RCMP’s use of facial recognition technology to conduct hundreds of searches of a database compiled illegally by facial recognition software provider Clearview AI violated the federal Privacy Act, says Canada's privacy commissioner.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) today announced that Clearview AI will cease offering its facial recognition services in Canada, and that it's cancelled its contract with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which was the firm's last client in Canada.
As protests around the world continue over the murder of George Floyd, IBM’s chief executive officer Arvind Krishna today revealed that the company is sunsetting its “general-purpose” facial recognition business.
Controversial facial recognition software startup, Clearview AI, this week revealed that they had their entire client list stolen by someone with “unauthorized access”.
A privacy expert says it's unfortunate to see a powerful tool being used without the police chief's knowledge, especially when the tool's accuracy is still unproven. That's on top of the many privacy concerns that come with #ClearviewAI's use.