The above commenter's wording was inaccurate. The order applies for all Canadians. The confusion comes from the finding that Clearview AI violated provincial p

The above commenter's wording was inaccurate. The order applies for all Canadians. The confusion comes from the finding that Clearview AI violated provincial privacy legislation (BC,AB,ON,QC) as well as federal privacy legislation (PIPEDA). There is a very lengthy report by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, resulting from a joint federal-provincial investigation, regarding the operations of Clearview AI and articulating how it was violating Canadian law: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actions-and-decisions/investigations/investigations-into-businesses/2021/pipeda-2021-001/ https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actions-and-decisions/investig...