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As tech gains steam, rules on facial recognition still developing

News | 07/18/2019 5:38 pm EDT
Apple unveils facial recognition technology used in its iPhone X in an announcement on Sept. 12, 2017. /Screenshot via Apple.

As facial recognition becomes increasingly accessible to police and other authorities, its use is prompting debate about what rules govern or should constrain the technology — a question that is still mostly unanswered in Canada.

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