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Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC BC) — Canadian Tire Associate Dealers
April 20, 2023 · Canada
OIPC Investigation Report 23-02 found four BC Canadian Tire stores contravened PIPA by using facial recognition (2018-2021) to collect customers' biometric data without notice, a demonstrated reasonable purpose, or consent.
Key takeaway — how to prevent this
Biometric data (faces, iris, fingerprints) needs an explicit lawful basis or consent. Scraping or capturing it without one is unlawful across the EU/UK and many US states (e.g. Illinois BIPA) — and draws the largest fines.
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