{"id":8850,"date":"2015-06-05T06:34:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T11:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=8850"},"modified":"2015-06-05T06:34:46","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T11:34:46","slug":"biometric-data-collection-evolves-and-expands-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=8850","title":{"rendered":"Biometric data collection evolves and expands in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Biometric data collection evolves and expands in Canada<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Ottawa wants to collect data from visitors of 150 countries, up from the current 30<\/strong><\/p>\n

The federal government’s\u00a0plan\u00a0to increase its collection of\u00a0biometric data from visitors\u00a0to Canada\u00a0has\u00a0been met with concern<\/a>, but the practice is\u00a0already a large part of our day-to-day lives.<\/p>\n

Biometrics measure a\u00a0person’s unique physiological characteristics\u00a0\u2014 including\u00a0face,\u00a0iris,\u00a0retinal veins,\u00a0fingerprints, voice and hand geometry\u00a0\u2014 to verify identity.<\/p>\n

Citizenship and Immigration Canada\u00a0told CBC News that digital photos and fingerprints are “the only biometrics data applicants will have to provide” under the government’s plan for expanded collection of data. Visitors will have to pay $85 to cover the cost of data collection.<\/p>\n

Here are some ways that biometrics already touch our lives.<\/p>\n

How it works now<\/h2>\n

The government currently collects the\u00a0biometric\u00a0data of\u00a0foreign nationals from\u00a029 countries and one territory<\/a>.\u00a0For an $85 fee, a visitor’s fingers are scanned on a glass screen and their digital photo is taken. Exemptions include those\u00a0under 14\u00a0or over\u00a080 years of age<\/a>, as well as diplomats.<\/p>\n

New regulations expected\u00a0by 2018-19 would expand screening to include visitors from about 150 more countries, including those\u00a0visitors who need visas, work or study permits. Americans are exempt.<\/p>\n

Move to biometrics launched in 2008<\/h2>\n

The government first announced it was\u00a0moving to biometrics in 2008<\/a>\u00a0because they are more\u00a0reliable than the use of subjective photo identification.<\/p>\n

The 2008 budget said, “Border security remains a priority for Canadians. Criminals are increasingly more sophisticated and well-funded, including those who engage in document fraud to illegally move people or goods across borders.”<\/p>\n

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Biometric data collection evolves and expands in Canada Ottawa wants to collect data from visitors of 150 countries, up from the current 30 The federal government’s\u00a0plan\u00a0to increase its collection of\u00a0biometric data from visitors\u00a0to Canada\u00a0has\u00a0been met with concern, but the practice is\u00a0already a large part of our day-to-day lives. Biometrics measure a\u00a0person’s unique physiological characteristics\u00a0\u2014 including\u00a0face,\u00a0iris,\u00a0retinal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[6152,103,3544,6154,190,6153,570,604,765],"class_list":["post-8850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-liberty","tag-biometric-data","tag-canada","tag-cbc","tag-citizenship-and-immigration-canada","tag-data","tag-data-collection","tag-news","tag-ottawa","tag-surveillance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8850"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8851,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8850\/revisions\/8851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}