The federal privacy commissioner announced that the company is indefinitely suspending its contract with the RCMP, which was its last remaining client in Canada, in response to an ongoing investigation by federal and provincial government privacy watchdogs. (The Logic)

Talking point: Clearview AI offers a database of more than three billion photos through which users—which have included dozens of Canadian police forces—can find people’s names and home addresses. The investigation, which includes privacy watchdogs in Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta, is looking into Clearview AI’s collection of data on Canadians, and its deletion. In June, the company allowed users from some countries to request their data be deleted, but Canada was not among them. The privacy watchdogs are also looking to create guidelines for law enforcement on the use of biometric technology, including facial recognition.