Volume IX

Issue : 10: January 27, 2011

• Trade-mark Infringement claim filed against American Retailer, Target
• Sony Ericsson sues Clearwire for Trade-mark Infringement
• Microsoft Opposes Apple's "APP STORE" U.S. Trade-mark
• Verizon Challenges U.S. Net Neutrality Rules
• Intel to Pay Nvidia $1.5 billion in Licensing Fees
• Ontario Lottery and Gaming is Set to Unveil Facial Recognition System to Curb Problem Gambling
• Google in Court over Spanish Privacy Laws

Home > Volume IX > Issue 10: January 27, 2011 > Ontario Lottery and Gaming is Set to Unveil Facial Recognition System to Curb Problem Gambling

Ontario Lottery and Gaming is Set to Unveil Facial Recognition System to Curb Problem Gambling

In a recent statement, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp (“OLG”) stated that it will be unveiling a new facial recognition system to be used by all of its 27 gambling outlets across Ontario. 

Set to commence in May, the system would require that any person entering an Ontario gaming facility have their face digitally scanned and compared to the more than 15,000 people with gambling problems who have voluntarily placed themselves on a banned list.

OLG’s system is being heralded by critics as a “high roller in privacy protection”.  Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner, Ann Cavoukian, called the system “the most privacy-protected system using biometric encryption in the world”.

Of particular interest from a privacy perspective is that the program incorporates a biometric encryption algorithm that ensures that there is no permanent link between a biometric template of a person’s face and their corresponding personal information.

The system had a 91% success rate during OLG’s pilot project testing.

For additional information, visit: 
http://tinyurl.com/OLG-Face-Recognition