The Ontario government is seeking input on its plan to introduce a digital ID program by the end of 2021 that would enable Ontarians to conveniently prove their identity online. Individuals could use digital ID to prove their identity when: checking in for virtual medical appointments getting a birth, marriage or death certificate applying for government … [Read more...] about Help shape Ontario’s Digital ID Program
Facial Recognition
Facial recognition: strict regulation is needed to prevent human rights violations
The Council of Europe has issued new guidelines calling for strict rules to avoid the significant risks to privacy and data protection posed by the increasing use of facial recognition technologies. The guidelines also call on governments to ban certain applications of facial recognition altogether to avoid discrimination and human rights violations. … [Read more...] about Facial recognition: strict regulation is needed to prevent human rights violations
Facial Recognition Cameras Here to Stay as Country’s Court System Entrenches Video Surveillance
Since the mid-2019 announcement of plans for a facial recognition system on the scale and with the capabilities of the one in place in Beijing, Moscow has installed over 100,000 cameras, with plans to have over 200,000 facial recognition cameras active when all is said and done. Authorities have been using the system for law enforcement purposes, to track foreigners, and to … [Read more...] about Facial Recognition Cameras Here to Stay as Country’s Court System Entrenches Video Surveillance
Statement from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada following the tabling of Bill C-11
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Daniel Therrien has issued a statement regarding the tabling of Bill C-11, the federal government’s proposed new private-sector privacy legislation. Read More … [Read more...] about Statement from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada following the tabling of Bill C-11
Commissioners agree with PACC that facial recognition without meaningful consent is problematic
In late July of 2018, an observant shopper at Calgary’s Chinook Centre mall saw an electronic wayfinding directory displaying computer code suggesting that facial recognition technology was being used in the display boards. Days later, PACC asked the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta to investigate and determine … [Read more...] about Commissioners agree with PACC that facial recognition without meaningful consent is problematic
