Stevens and Solomun: Facial recognition technology speeds ahead as Canada's privacy law lags behind This country should follow the lead of a growing number of other jurisdictions and adopt a moratorium until responsible regulations are in place. Author of the article: Yuan Stevens, Sonja Solomun Publishing date: Mar 01, 2021 • March 1, 2021 • 3 minute read • An employee demonstrates one way facial recognition is used: for payment at a NEC SMART STORE at the NEC Corporation headquarters in Tokyo, in this photo from 2020. In Canada, without robust regulation, the software may be misused, notably by police forces, hurting racialized people the most. Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi /Getty Images for NEC Corporation