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Newfoundland and Labrador: OIPC announces IPCs' attention to facial recognition technology
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner ('OIPC') announced, on 28 January 2020, that the Atlantic Information and Privacy Commissioners ('IPCs') have jointly decided to draw the attention of citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador to the privacy implications of facial recognition technology ('FRT'). In particular, the OIPC highlighted that, as FRT continues to mature and its use by public bodies and private companies increases rapidly, the privacy implications that arise, need to be carefully considered and weighed against potential benefits. In addition, OIPC has provided a backgrounder ('the Backgrounder') to give residents of the Atlantic regions some basic information on facial recognition. Moreover, the Backgrounder notes that the IPCs for Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador, have each questioned their respective governments on the need for such technology, as well as the safeguards needed to protect such information from misuse.
You can read the press release and the Backgrounder here.
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