‘Barcode people like livestock’: Conservative MP sounds alarm over airport biometrics

Ottawa is moving biometric technology closer to the airport security line — prompting one Conservative MP to warn Canadians could soon be “barcode[d] like livestock” with “no privacy at all.”

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A Conservative MP is sounding the alarm over Ottawa’s push toward biometric airport screening, warning Canadians could soon face a future with “no privacy at all.”

Conservative MP Dean Allison’s reaction comes after Blacklock’s Reporter reported that the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority plans to deploy biometric tec…