Canada: British Columbia Privacy Commissioner investigation into Canadian Tire Associate Dealers’ use of facial recognition technology
Progress
Current status
in force
20 Apr 2023 in force
Scope
Implementers
Canada
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Published OIPC report on investigation into Canadian Tire Associate Dealers’ use of facial recognition technology
On 20 April 2023, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC) released a report on its investigation into Canadian Tire Associate Dealers’ use of facial recognition technology in stores between 2018 and 2021. I…
Event type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority