The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario published guidance on police use of facial recognition and mugshot databases. The guidance addresses privacy and bias concerns recommending police only keep mugshots of convicted individuals, and review and delete unnecessary personal data regularly.
Ontario IPC releases guidance on law enforcement use of facial recognition
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