Some more incredible - & damning - reporting from @bpcarney about @rcmpgrcpolice #surveillance & #facialrecognition. RCMP officers broke their own internal policies & then hid the use of a "terrorist" facial recognition system contracted from a US firm. thetyee.ca/News/2021/04/2… /1
The system includes a database of 700,000 facial images of alleged "terrorists," but provides no transparency about how they reach that conclusion or on what legal basis the images are collected. Law enforcement can then use the company's facial rec software to compare images. /2
The @rcmpgrcpolice states that the contract with IntelCenter was just for "testing", despite the RCMP purchasing licenses for three years that would allow it to runs tens of thousands of searches by unlimited users and with 24/7 support. /3
As @bpcarney points out, the RCMP has used the cover of "testing" to avoid public disclosure of new and controversial tools in the past. He also makes the astute link that the RCMP ended its contract with IntelCenter the same year it started using Clearview AI. /4
The @rcmpgrcpolice is currently under investigation by the Privacy Commissioner @opc for the force's used of Clearview AI. Given the similarities: a database of dubious legality being used by the RCMP to secretly run facial recognition software of questionable accuracy... /5
it would be interesting to see the @opc expand its investigation into the use of IntelCenter or, ideally, the RCMP's use of facial recognition technology overall. /6
This is also another example of why police shouldn't have access to facial recognition surveillance tech, & the need for a full-fledged investigation into their use of facial recognition tech. Send a letter to Public Safety Minister @BillBlair here: iclmg.ca/banfr/ /7
And be sure to read the full article from @bpcarney - there's a lot more in there! thetyee.ca/News/2021/04/2… /end
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