US EditionAlberta's personal information protection law ruled partly unconstitutional
- Last week, Justice Colin Feasby declared certain provisions of Alberta’s data privacy law unconstitutional while maintaining an injunction against Clearview AI.
- The ruling followed a 2021 order by privacy commissioners from Alberta, B.C., Quebec, and Canada to stop Clearview AI from collecting and using Canadians' images without consent.
- Clearview AI collects images of individuals from online and social media platforms to create a facial recognition database that it offers to law enforcement, but it has not conducted operations in Alberta since 2020.
- Feasby noted that Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act does not adequately address online privacy issues, criticizing the consent requirements as overly broad, and emphasized that the province has a strong stake in safeguarding individuals' personal data, especially against inclusion in facial recognition databases.
- The order remains in force requiring Clearview to cease collecting Albertan images and report compliance within 50 days, while Alberta plans legislative updates to strengthen privacy protections.
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Parts of Alberta's personal information protection law ruled unconstitutional
Parts of Alberta's personal information protection legislation have been ruled unconstitutional. But the ruling from Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby also upheld an order to stop an American facial recognition company from collecting images of Albertans
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Alberta's personal information protection law ruled partly unconstitutional
EDMONTON — Parts of Alberta's personal information protection legislation have been ruled unconstitutional. But a judge is upholding an order to stop an American facial recognition company from collecting images of Albertans.
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