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Troubled facial recognition startup Clearview AI pulls out of Canada earlier than it was pushed

Dystopian surveillance agency Clearview AI has stopped providing its facial recognition service in Canada, the federal government's privateness watchdog has introduced.
Dystopian surveillance firm Clearview AI has stopped offering its facial recognition service in Canada, the government's privacy watchdog has announced.

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