Clearview AI
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Alberta’s personal information protection law ruled partly unconstitutionalA judge with Alberta's Court of King's Bench has ruled that parts of the province's personal information protection legislation are unconstitutional.PoliticsMay 14, 2025
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Ottawa seeks to dismiss planned lawsuit against RCMP over facial recognition toolIn 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 RCMP's dealings with Clearview AI.CanadaMay 13, 2022
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Ukraine starts using AI to identify the dead, uncover assailants amid Russian invasionUkraine's defense ministry on Saturday began using Clearview AI’s facial recognition to uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead.WorldMar 13, 2022
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Provinces order Clearview AI to stop using facial recognition without consentThe privacy authorities of British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec are also requiring the U.S. firm to delete images and biometric data collected without permission from individuals.CanadaDec 14, 2021
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How a B.C. filmmaker’s honeymoon photos helped train controversial facial recognition techBrett Gaylor's photos were scraped from a picture-sharing website and incorporated into huge databases used by companies like Clearview AI, as well as the Chinese government.NewsJun 11, 2021
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RCMP broke the law with Clearview AI facial recognition software: watchdogPrivacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien says there were serious failings by the RCMP to ensure compliance with the Privacy Act before it gathered information from Clearview AI.CanadaJun 10, 2021
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Clearview AI facial recognition tool broke Canadian privacy laws, watchdogs sayThe move included the indefinite suspension of Clearview AI's contract with the RCMP, its last remaining client in Canada.CanadaFeb 3, 2021
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Group urges feds to ban facial recognition tools citing a violation of Canadian rightsDozens of groups and individuals working to protect privacy, human rights and civil liberties want the Trudeau government to ban the use of facial-recognition surveillance by federal law-enforcement and intelligence agencies.CanadaJul 8, 2020
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Clearview AI to stop facial recognition services in Canada, privacy watchdog saysClearview AI's technology allows for the collection of huge numbers of images from various sources that can help police forces, financial institutions and other clients identify people.CanadaJul 6, 2020
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London police Clearview AI review reveals 7 officers accessed the facial recognition technologyChief Stephen Williams revealed that seven officers accessed the software.CanadaMay 21, 2020
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