Canada-U.S.-Mexico borders to become biometric passport zones

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: David Akin <dakin () ctv ca>
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:35:13 -0400
To: "'dave () farber net'" <dave () farber net>
Subject: Canada-U.S.-Mexico borders to become biometric passport zones

Hey Dave --

Canadians, by and large, do not need passports to enter the U.S. Similarly,
U.S. citizens don't need passports to get into Canada. That's about to
change. Today, the U.S. State Department announced that anyone looking to
enter or re-enter the U.S., including its own citizens, will need passports
or a similarly secure document. This measure will come into full effect by
2008. The State Department also said that these documents will have to be
linked to fingerprints, iris scans or some other measurement of some body
part or characteristic.

"Ultimately, all documents used for travel to the U.S. are expected to
include biometrics that can be used to authenticate the document and verify
identity." [U.S. State Dept press release at:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2005/44228.htm ]

A few minutes ago, outside the House of Commons here in Ottawa, Canada's
Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan said the Canadian government is
reviewing its policy governing what documents Americans and others must
present to get into Canada but she did say that, generally speaking, a
system of reciprocity seems to work best, suggesting that, one day,
Americans will need passports with a biometric identifier to get into
Canada.

DAVID AKIN
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