VICTORIA—The use of facial recognition technology by the Liberal Party of Canada as part of its process to pick candidates in the next federal election could result in a privacy investigation in British Columbia, says the province’s information and privacy commissioner. Michael McEvoy said Thursday he is reviewing how B.C.’s privacy protection laws could relate to a request the Canadian Civil Liberties Association made to the federal Liberals to stop using the technology. He said his office will examine the association’s call Wednesday to determine if there are B.C. connections that could warrant further investigation under the province’s privacy laws. “We’ll look at it in fairly short order,” McEvoy said in an interview. “We just have to look at the (civil liberties association’s) materials first and then we’ll make a decision about what we intend to do.” B.C. is the only jurisdiction in Canada that has privacy laws that ensure …
Facial Recognition Use by Liberals Raises Issues, Says B.C.’s Privacy Commissioner
June 24, 2021
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