Biometric Data: Privacy Compliance in Practice

Businesses are increasingly adopting biometric technologies for a wide range of uses, from controlling access to digital and physical spaces and verifying identity online, to detecting customer sentiments and estimating user ages on social media sites. This trend brings heightened compliance risks across sectors. Businesses operating in Canada must carefully navigate federal and provincial privacy regimes when implementing biometric systems….
By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP