The Canadian real estate company behind some of this country's most popular shopping centres says it is suspending the use of cameras embedded in its mall directories while the provincial and federal ... ( read original story ...)
Homeless shelter plans to ID clients with facial recognition, but it’s a fix that comes with privacy risks
When Phil Burke held his first piece of official, government-issued ID after 25 years in and out of homelessness, he called it one of his life's greatest achievements. "It was a first-time thing for m... ( read original story ...)
Did malls violate privacy with facial recognition tech? Alberta, federal privacy commissioners investigate
CALGARY—Federal and Alberta privacy commissioners are investigating after Cadillac Fairview acknowledged that cameras in digital directories predict shoppers’ approximate age and gender. Both investig... ( read original story ...)
Privacy commissioners to investigate use of facial recognition at Calgary malls
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 ...)