Forgot your keys? Scan your face, says Canadian firm amid privacy concerns


As cameras appear at unlikely spots across the globe, activists raise fears about lost privacy and say society might be on the doorstep of a dystopia where Big Brother sees all. — Reuters

TORONTO: Plans for Canadian residents to use facial scans to enter their buildings have sparked criticism from privacy campaigners calling for changes to the country's aging data protection laws.

Canadian real estate firm 1Valet says facial scanning helps keep tenants safe by preventing unauthorised access to buildings and by keeping track of those who do enter.

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