MPs Call for Tight Federal Restriction on Use of Facial Recognition Technology

MPs Call for Tight Federal Restriction on Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Security cameras monitor a pedestrian shopping street in Beijing, on Oct. 8, 2019. The Canadian Press/Mark Schiefelbein
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A House of Commons committee is calling for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by federal police and Canadian businesses unless there is court authorization or input from the privacy watchdog.

In a report tabled today, the committee on access to information, privacy and ethics also urges the government to develop a regulatory framework concerning uses, prohibitions, oversight and privacy of the emerging tool.