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Clearview AI and 48 Canadian law enforcement agencies violate Canadian privacy laws

Written by: Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor Clearview AI, the US technology company, recently came under scrutiny for their violation of Canadian privacy laws. A joint investigation from four Canadian privacy commissioners (BC, Alberta, Quebec, and federal) discovered the company indiscriminately compiled a database of over three billion images, including those of Canadians.  Illegally obtained photos, as well as biometric facial arrays, were collected without consent, and then disclosed to law enforcement agencies for them to compare and crossmatch with a suspect’s face.  In an interview with The Peak, Sun-ha Hong, assistant professor at SFU and expert in data and surveillance, shared…

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