Tag: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Canadian politicians call for ‘national pause” on facial recognition use

Jesse Collins
Facial recognition - Canada Laws

The ministers of parliament pointed in particular to the use of the technology by law enforcement. Current legislation in Canada does not provide adequate regulation for the use of facial recognition or artificial intelligence technologies, according to a recent report. A House of Commons ethics committee is calling for a nationwide pause on the use of the tech. The House of Commons ethics committee called for the Canadian federal government to establish laws and restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology. This included a moratorium on the unchecked use…

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Canadian province launches QR code to report human trafficking

Julie Campbell
QR Code - Stop Human Trafficking

The new quick response barcode was created help people to identify and report the crime. The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has launched a new QR code to help people to learn more about how to recognize and report instances of human trafficking. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the province announced the new quick response barcode. The announcement was made on February 22, which was the second annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) explained that the new QR code will be added to posters…

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Clearview AI to end contract with Royal Canadian Mounted Police

L. Green
Clearview AI - Royal Canadian Mounted Police in ceremonial uniforms

The facial recognition company is halting the sale of its software across the country. Clearview AI has announced that it will no longer continue Canadian market sales of its facial recognition software. This includes bringing an end to the contract the company had with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The cessation of Clearview AI’s Canadian operations includes stopping the sale of its facial recognition software to the RCMP, the country’s national law enforcement. This, according to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in Canada. In February, Canadian privacy officials launched…

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