Troubled facial recognition startup Clearview AI pulls out of Canada ⁠— before it was pushed

Dystopian surveillance firm Clearview AI has stopped offering its facial recognition service in Canada, in response to a probe by data protection authorities. “The investigation of Clearview by privacy protection authorities for Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec remains open,” the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said in a statement. The probe was opened in February, following reports that Clearview was collecting personal information without consent. The authorities still plan to issue findings from the investigation. [Read: Clearview AI can be fun — if you’re dirty, stinking rich] The exit is a big blow to the New York-based startup. Outside…

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