B.C. Privacy Watchdog Investigating Federal Liberals Over Facial Recognition Software

B.C. Privacy Watchdog Investigating Federal Liberals Over Facial Recognition Software
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil takes the stage at the start of the federal Liberal national convention in Halifax on April 19, 2018. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
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OTTAWA—British Columbia’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into the federal Liberal party’s use of facial recognition technology to pick candidates for the next election.

B.C. information and privacy commissioner Michael McEvoy’s office ended weeks of speculation on Friday by announcing the investigation in response to concerns from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.