Face SurveillancePRESS RELEASESSurveillance & Privacy CCLA to Hamilton Police: Cease and Desist Drone Program TORONTO — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is demanding the Hamilton Police Service (HPS) immediately…CCLAJune 7, 2023
Face SurveillancePRESS RELEASESSurveillance & Privacy CCLA reacts to OIPC (BC) Announcement on Liberal Party of Canada’s Use of FRT TORONTO —Tashi Alford-Duguid, Staff lawyer at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) made the following…CCLAApril 26, 2023
Face SurveillancePRIVACY International Report: Under Surveillance: (Mis)use of Technologies in Emergency Responses CCLA’s international partners publish a report on global (mis)use of technologies during the pandemic The…Brenda McPhailDecember 15, 2022
Face SurveillancePRIVACY Facial recognition explained: How is FRT used in Canada? The impacts of FRT become more elevated depending upon the context in which they are…Brenda McPhailDecember 6, 2022
Face SurveillancePRIVACY CCLA Presents to ETHI on Facial Recognition CCLA’s Privacy Director Brenda McPhail was invited to speak to the Standing Committee on Access…Brenda McPhailMarch 30, 2022
Face SurveillancePRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Residents of BC, AB, QC protected from Clearview AI by binding orders from their Privacy Regulators CCLA welcomes today’s decisions issued by the BC Information and Privacy Commissioner and the Alberta…Brenda McPhailDecember 14, 2021
Face SurveillancePRIVACYSurveillance & Technology CCLA and Privacy International collaborate on submissions regarding facial recognition guidelines for police agencies The proposed OPC guidance on police use of FRT technology can help ensure police agencies’…Brenda McPhailNovember 17, 2021
Democratic RightsFace SurveillancePRESS RELEASESPRIVACYVoting Rights ‘Cease And Desist’ – Liberal Party Must Halt Use Of Facial Fingerprinting The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is calling on the Liberal Party of Canada to…CCLAJune 23, 2021
Artificial IntelligenceFace SurveillancePIPEDAPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology RCMP Use of Face Recognition Tool Violated Privacy Law Today Canada’s Privacy Commissioner released the Special Report to Parliament on Police Use of Facial…Brenda McPhailJune 10, 2021
Artificial IntelligenceFace SurveillanceMass SurveillancePRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Clearview AI Engaged In “Mass Surveillance” Clearview AI broke Canadian law when it scraped the internet for 3 billion photos of…Brenda McPhailFebruary 3, 2021