British Columbia's RCMP breaks own facial recognition rules

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police of British Columbia broke its own standards on facial recognition by partnering with U.S.-based biometrics service IntelCenter, The Tyee reports. The deal, signed in 2016, allowed RCMP to access the 700,000-image database, which was created by lifting facial images from social media and other online sources. RCMP Sgt. Kris Clark indicated the deal was only signed to trial IntelCenter's database.