Mounties did not properly verify that personal information given to the RCMP by Babel X and its data providers was collected in compliance with Canadian privacy laws, report says
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne delivers the results of an investigation, at a press conference in Ottawa, on Jan. 26, 2023.A federal watchdog is urging the RCMP to do a better job of assessing the privacy implications of commercial surveillance and monitoring services before using them.
The RCMP uses the data to probe possible crimes, locate missing persons, identify suspects, detect threats at public events and ensure awareness during an unfolding scenario, the report says. “Policing is important and complex work that requires effective tools designed for today’s digital environment,” the report says.
They included a call for the RCMP to stop collecting personal information via Babel X from sources that require logins or authentication to access until it has completed a thorough review of each one for compliance with the law. Therrien said there were serious and systemic failings by the RCMP to ensure compliance with the Privacy Act before it gathered information from U.S. firm Clearview AI.
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