RCMP Lifts Veil on Use of Emerging Technologies to Fight Crime

Published on September 10, 2024

The RCMP says it installed tools on digital devices to covertly collect electronic evidence in 32 cases over a recent five-year period. The criminal offences being investigated in these cases from 2017 to 2022 involved national security, illicit drugs, financial misdeeds and other serious matters. The national police force disclosed the statistics Tuesday in a report that provides details about various operational technologies, some of them little known to the public. It includes information on remotely piloted drones, facial recognition software and tools for crunching large amounts of data. “To keep pace with criminals and to uphold public safety, the RCMP need to continually adapt, innovate, and use new and emerging technologies,” the report says. “At the same time, these technologies need to be used in a responsible and proportionate manner.”...

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