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Quebec court decision reveals RCMP keeps media flagged as child porn — even if it's not
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2:11Now PlayingA case involving a Montreal man accused of possessing child pornography is shedding light on wider privacy concerns. The RCMP receives photos and videos of suspected child pornography from tech giants, but the majority of what’s flagged by AI detection tools are people’s personal, sometimes explicit photos. The man’s lawyer argues the RCMP’s online data collection techniques, which involve storing those images for up to 100 years, are unconstitutional.
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