How police are using facial recognition on civilians | The Weekly with Wendy Mesley

Police are using facial recognition technology on civilians in Canada, The Weekly has learned. A number of police departments across the country either use the technology or plan to, but some of them are not disclosing how exactly they are using it. Unlike fingerprints or DNA, faces can be scanned at a distance without one knowing. Critics point out that there are few rules to regulate its use. The Weekly investigates which police departments across Canada use facial recognition and what it all means for civil liberties.

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