Ms. Christelle Tessono at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On February 14th, 2024. See this statement in context.

February 14th, 2024 / 5:40 p.m.

Technology Policy Researcher, University of Toronto, As an Individual

Excellent question. I'm happy to respond in French.

I know that, so far in Canada, we have six cases involving Black people who were misidentified by facial recognition systems and who lost their refugee status as a result. These cases are currently before the Supreme Court of Canada. These are specific cases where the use of facial recognition systems can cause people to lose their status...

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