Artificial IntelligenceFace SurveillanceMass SurveillancePRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Clearview AI Engaged In “Mass Surveillance” Clearview AI broke Canadian law when it scraped the internet for 3 billion photos of…Brenda McPhailFebruary 3, 2021
Face SurveillanceMass SurveillancePRIVACY Facial Fingerprinting Pilot by Police Halted by UK Court of Appeal There was a huge victory today for privacy rights against police use of facial recognition…Brenda McPhailAugust 11, 2020
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSMass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology CCLA Joins Rights Groups Challenging Mass Surveillance In Europe Following last year’s victory in which the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found the…Brenda McPhailJuly 10, 2019
Mass SurveillancePRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Mass surveillance challenge proceeds to Europe’s highest human rights court CCLA and 9 partner organisations have made another step forward in our attempt to stop…Brenda McPhailFebruary 5, 2019
Mass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Mass Surveillance INCLO Case Continues Mass surveillance violates international privacy rights and is fundamentally incompatible with the rights to free…Brenda McPhailDecember 11, 2018
MAJOR CASES & REPORTSMass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRESS RELEASESPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology CCLA, INCLO and Others Welcome Historic Win Against Mass Surveillance in UK In a landmark win for seven INCLO members, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)…Brenda McPhailSeptember 14, 2018
Face SurveillanceMass SurveillancePRIVACYSurveillance & Technology A Quick Win For Privacy Rights: CCLA vs. Cadillac Fairview Cadillac Fairview, the company that owns numerous popular malls, said it will pause the use…CCLAAugust 7, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICEMass SurveillancePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSurveillance & TechnologyUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA Urges Toronto to Delay Purchase of Gunshot-Location Technology ShotSpotter The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has serious concerns regarding the impact of new police surveillance…CCLAJuly 23, 2018
Mass SurveillancePRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Lessons to Learn From The Facebook / Cambridge Analytica Scandal There is a lot of outrage, blame, and more than a few “I told you…Brenda McPhailMarch 21, 2018
Mass SurveillanceNational SecurityPRIVACYSurveillance & Technology Mass Surveillance and Bulk Collection in Bill C-59 One of the most insidious elements of Bill C-59 is the way it facilitates bulk…CCLASeptember 12, 2017