Feds Seek Dismissal of Planned Class Action Against RCMP Over Facial Recognition Tool

Feds Seek Dismissal of Planned Class Action Against RCMP Over Facial Recognition Tool
Hoan Ton-That, CEO of Clearview AI, demonstrates the company's facial recognition software using a photo of himself in New York on Feb. 22, 2022. The Canadian Press/AP-Seth Wenig
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The federal government is asking a judge to dismiss a Quebec photographer’s bid for certification of a class-action lawsuit, possibly involving millions of people, over the RCMP’s use of a controversial facial-recognition tool.

In a submission to the Federal Court, government lawyers say Ha Vi Doan cannot allege that she suffered “harm of any kind” as a result of the national police force’s dealings with U.S. firm Clearview AI.