The privacy commissioners of Alberta and Canada are launching investigations into the use of facial recognition technology, without the public's consent, in at least two malls in Calgary. A notice pos... ( read original story ...)
Alberta privacy commissioner investigates use of facial recognition at Calgary malls
Alberta's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has launched an investigation into the use of facial recognition technology without consent in at least two malls in Calgary. "The purpose ... ( read original story ...)
Smile, you’re probably on facial recognition software
Facial recognition software is being used anywhere from border crossings, to cellphones and laptops, even in shopping malls, and while some experts aren't terribly worried about it, others think it co... ( read original story ...)
Facial recognition software discovered in Calgary mall kiosks
Mall directories provide information to shoppers. But at Calgary's Chinook Centre mall, shoppers are discovering that sometimes they collect information as well. New information kiosks in Chinook Cent... ( read original story ...)
Rideau Centre mall owner won’t say if it uses facial recognition
Cadillac Fairview, the real estate company that owns the Rideau Centre, is refusing to say whether it uses facial recognition software to track the age and gender of visitors at the Ottawa mall. The a... ( read original story ...)
At least two malls are using facial recognition technology to track shoppers’ ages and genders without telling
At least two Calgary malls are using facial recognition technology to track shoppers' ages and genders without first notifying them or obtaining their explicit consent. A visitor to Chinook Centre in ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon’s Facial Recognition Wrongly Identifies 28 Lawmakers, A.C.L.U. Says
Representative John Lewis of Georgia and Representative Bobby L. Rush of Illinois are both Democrats, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights leaders. But facial recognition technol... ( read original story ...)
The Cybersecurity 202: Lawmakers slow to move on facial recognition despite industry calls for regulation
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 27, 2017. (Andrew Harnik/AP) The potential pitfalls of facial recognition technology are becoming clearer by the day. The American Civil ... ( read original story ...)
Calgary malls use facial recognition to track shoppers’ age, gender without consent
At least two Calgary malls are using facial recognition technology to track shoppers' ages and genders without first notifying them or obtaining their explicit consent. A visitor to Chinook Centre in ... ( read original story ...)