Electronic passports are becoming increasingly popular throughout the world.
Through a Public Consultations Findings report, the Canadian Passport department has been listening to the opinions of Canada's citizens when it comes to the safety and service provided by the country's passport. This year's report focused heavily on Canada's ePassport system, which users supported.
Overall, citizens expressed a general satisfaction with the idea of an ePassport containing biometric information. The device would contain biometric data, such as photographs for facial recognition, and supplement plastic ID cards for international travel.
There were, however, concerns about fingerprinting. While most citizens are accepting of biometric data in passports, they are reticent to allow all forms of biometrics into the identification system. Due to privacy concerns, individuals are not ready to place information such as digital fingerprints into the electronic passport system.
According to SecurityDocumentWorld.com, the positive response from the citizenry is fueling the movement towards ePassports. As a result, Canada expects to deploy the devices within the near future. Currently, more than 80 countries have adopted ePassports, and approximately 250 million of the electronic documents currently exist.
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