Canada will roll out its ePassports by the end of 2012, featuring enhanced digital security measures such as facial recognition technology. The new documents will include an electronic chip encoded with the individual's name, sex, date and place of birth, as well as a digital image, The Vancouver Sun reports. Some experts say the new passports' enhanced features are not justified. "There hasn't been any debate if it's a good thing or not," says Andrew Clement of the Information Policy Research Program at the University of Toronto, adding that the facial recognition technology could be used to screen images in watch lists. "It's concerning that our everyday activity is surveyed," he said.
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