B.C. information and privacy commissioner Michael McEvoy’s office confirmed the investigation after complaint of Liber Party’s use of facial recognition to verify the identity of those eligible to vote in candidate nomination meetings
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.British Columbia’s privacy watchdog is launching an investigation into the federal Liberal party’s use of facial recognition technology to pick candidates for the next election.
The Liberals have been using the technology to verify the identity of those eligible to vote in meetings to nominate candidates who will run for the party in the next federal campaign.Those nomination meetings are normally held in person, but have moved online this summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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