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Privacy Concerns Raised Over Facial Detecting Ads Near Torontos Union Station

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People cross a street in downtown Toronto during the morning commute on Aug. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Paige Taylor White11/14/2025|Updated: 11/14/2025Billboards situated at Toronto’s Union Station are generating concern over their use of facial detection technology without public consent.The billboards stoked controversy after a Nov. 2 Reddit post noted they used facial detection technology to observe pedestrians passing by and analyzed data about them, such as their gender and approximate age. The billboards are owned by Cineplex Digital Media (CDM).Chandra Philip is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Author’s Selected Articles

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