First of all, we think we need a broader consultation to decide what are no-go zones. As we've said, we believe a clear part of that no-go zone would be on the use of facial recognition for mass surveillance. Beyond that, there needs to be oversight in terms of ensuring that as law enforcement and intelligence agencies adopt new technology, they are reviewed beforehand, before they are implemented, in order to ensure that they meet the right standards that are set by Canada's privacy legislation.
Right now it's up to the law enforcement agencies themselves, essentially, as we've seen with the adoption of Clearview AI, to make those decisions themselves. It wasn't clear that the minister knew to what degree the RCMP was using Clearview AI facial technology. The concern is that it's being adopted without any kind of political or other oversight.
The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency is currently undertaking a review of the use of biometric surveillance by Canada's national security agencies, but that could take, again, a couple of years before it becomes public. We need action by the minister now in order to ensure that we don't have law enforcement adopting these technologies in secret, and that they publicly share what they believe the privacy impact will be through the privacy impact assessments and allow for a full and clear debate.