At Face Value: Mapping the Controversy of Facial Recognition Technology in Canada and its use by the RCMP

Until the use of certain technologies become public, they tend to operate with limited controversy, which is the case with Clearview AI. Current literature on data-driven surveillance considers how these technologies violate constitutional rights to privacy and security. I propose to challenge this narrative by asking us to consider how the ontology of facial recognition is grounded within multiple realities. Specifically how different tools render the function of surveillance as contingent, multiple, and context dependent. By mapping out the controversies around facial recognition technology in Canada, this thesis will offer a critical perspective on what security controversies tell us about practices of surveillance and security politics in general. Please consider referencing my interactive timeline alongside this thesis (https://xmind.app/m/pwRKgK). This timeline functions to visualize different aspects of this controversy, while bridging the gap between multiple publics who may be interested in this case outside of the theoretical scope of this thesis.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• Cahill, Cassandra Cathy Rina

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 2024 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, distribution to students, research and scholarship. Theses may only be shared by linking to the Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be copied without proper attribution to the author; no part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/2024-16216

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/43191