An individual made a request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for records relating to the police’s use of Clearview AI facial recognition technology.
The police granted partial access to records. The police withheld some information on the basis that disclosure would constitute an unjustified invasion of another individual’s personal privacy (section 14(1)). The police also withheld other information on the basis that it was non-responsive to the request.
In this order, the adjudicator upholds the police’s decision. She finds that the police properly withheld the information as either not responsive to the request or under the personal privacy exemption. She also finds that the public interest override (section 16) does not apply to permit its disclosure.