Canadian privacy watchdog says Clearview AI will cease offering facial recognition tech in Canada and suspend its contract with RCMP
before it was pushed Tom McKay / Gizmodo : Shady Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says It's Left Canada Amid Two Federal Investigations Tweets: Thomas Daigle / @thomasdaigle : Federal and provincial privacy authorities say Clearview AI will no longer offer its facial recognition app in Canada in response to the watchdogs' ongoing investigation. It's unclear whether Clearview will still hold on data to Canadians' data. https://www.cbc.ca/... Ilya Baares / @ilyaoverseas : Canada's privacy watchdog said facial recognition software provider Clearview AI Inc. will no longer offer its services in the country. The move comes almost five months after privacy authorities launched an investigation. Story: https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @business @rmac18 : Clearview AI says that it will stop offering its facial recognition tool in Canada. Clearview's CEO once said his company was focused on the US and Canadian markets. https://priv.gc.ca/...