Canadian Airline: Immigration Officials

Commons Committee Dept: Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart's conclusion is squarely at odds with the view of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, who insisted this week the U.S. would use the data only for air security purposes, according to CBC. Beginning next year, Secure Flight will permit the U.S. to collect the names, genders and birth dates of about five million Canadians who fly through American airspace every year en route to destinations such as the Caribbean and Mexico even though their planes never touch U.S. soil and the federal privacy watchdog says the personal information of Canadian airline passengers who fly through U.S. airspace might end up in the hands of American police and immigration officials. Given her concerns, Stoddart made several recommendations Thursday to a House of Commons committee studying federal legislation that would allow airlines to share passenger information required by the U.S. Secure Flight program. As reported in the news.
@t vic toews, privacy watchdog