CBC MontrealJun 10
Montreal police seek help identifying suspect linked to several sexual assaults
Montreal police believe the same man is responsible for a series of sexual assaults that happened in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Ahuntsic between 2006 and 2012, and they’re looking for help from the public to try to identify him
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sexual-assault-suspect-9.7230211?cmp=rss
PrivacyDigestJun 9

VICTORY: #Meta Strips #FacialRecognition Code From #SmartGlasses App After Public Outcry

Just days after a damning WIRED report exposed that Meta had quietly embedded facial recognition technology (#FRT ) code into millions of phones, the tech giant has quietly acquiesced in demands to reverse course.

Last week, researchers identified code in #MetaAI , a companion app for its line of smart glasses, that could convert images of faces into unique #biometric signatures to #identify strangers in public. EFF’s Threat Lab verified these findings through static analysis, and reminded consumers to think twice before buying or using Meta’s #surveillance glasses.
#privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/victory-meta-strips-facial-recognition-code-smart-glasses-app-after-public-outcry

VICTORY: Meta Strips Facial Recognition Code From Smart Glasses App After Public Outcry

Just days after a damning WIRED report exposed that Meta had quietly embedded facial recognition technology (FRT) code into millions of phones, the tech giant has quietly acquiesced in demands to reverse course.Last week, researchers identified code in Meta AI, a companion app for its line of smart...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
CBC LondonJun 8
Same driver fled the scene of 2 crashes in Ingersoll, police search for suspect
Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a driver who allegedly fled the scene of a collision on Highway 401 before crashing into a home in Ingersoll, Ont., on Sunday morning, and then running away on foot.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ingersoll-two-crashes-9.7226982?cmp=rss
UnlogicJun 6

#askfedi #askmastodon #whatisthisthing #identify

A decorative bird that comes in two halves held together by fairly strong magnets.10cm head to tail and 12 cm across. Found in a charity shopin the UK

Anyone have any idea what this is used for? Why does it split?

PrivacyDigestJun 5

#Meta Silently Added #FaceRecognition Code for Its #SmartGlasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to #identify people via #biometric data stored on users’ phones.
#privacy #security

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-smart-glasses-face-recognition-nametag-connections/

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.

WIRED
CBC NorthJun 3
Winnipeg police identify Nunavut man as homicide victim
Winnipeg police have released the name of a man who died after a fight at a Sargent Avenue residence last week.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/sargent-avenue-homicide-victim-9.7221421?cmp=rss
CBC ManitobaJun 3
Winnipeg police publicly identify Sargent Avenue homicide victim
Winnipeg police have released the name of a man who died after a fight at a Sargent Avenue residence last week.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/sargent-avenue-homicide-victim-9.7221421?cmp=rss
Global News CalgaryMay 28
Calgary police ask for public’s help identifying sex assault suspect
Calgary police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in three recent sexual assaults on women that took place in Fish Creek Park.
#Crime #CalgaryPoliceService #CalgarySexualAssault #FishCreekPark
https://globalnews.ca/news/11871970/fish-creek-park-sexual-assault-suspect-jogger/
CBC LondonMay 28
This London, Ont., tornado photo is fake. Here's how we know
Within hours of a tornado warning issued in the London, Ont., region on May 19, several photos allegedly showing the twister appeared on social media. The Northern Tornados project, which identifies and analyzes possible tornadoes, has issued a warning about the AI-generated images circulating since the storm. CBC's Kendra Seguin explains how to identify fake images, and why experts...
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7211761?cmp=rss
PrivacyDigestMay 26

#FBI agent explains how easy it is to #ID people posting #AIporn without #consent

The earliest arrests under the Take It Down Act ( #TIDA ) suggest that cops don't have to work too hard to #identify people illegally posting and selling #nonconsensual sexualized #deepfakes of women online.

Last week, the FBI arrested two men after visiting #porn websites and clicking on hashtags like #AI #Deepfakes or video titles like "AI_tits" or "Ass_AI."
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/fbi-easily-nabs-man-selling-sexy-deepfakes-who-used-his-own-photo-in-profile/

FBI easily nabs man selling sexy deepfakes who used his own photo in profile

A creepy saved post on Instagram linked man to AI porn account, FBI says.

Ars Technica