Canada Launches Facial Recognition App to Keep Tabs on Individuals Awaiting Deportation

Canada Launches Facial Recognition App to Keep Tabs on Individuals Awaiting Deportation
A Canada Border Services Agency patch is seen on a CBSA officer’s uniform in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Dec. 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has developed a mobile application with facial recognition capabilities to keep track of those who are required to report to border agents, including those awaiting deportation.
Along with facial recognition, the app also provides GPS locations of users to the CBSA, according to the agency. The app, dubbed ReportIn, is part of the CBSA’s Alternatives to Detention program, which allows individuals to be released from detention under certain conditions.