The federal government introduced legislation in Parliament to “modernize” criminal procedure in Canada. What it means, among other things, is that police will get the authority to fingerprint suspects even before charges are laid. Bill C-31 amends the Identification of Criminals Act but oddly doesn’t rename it the Identification of Criminals and People We Don’t Have Enough Evidence to Charge Act.
From the DOJ:
via Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Government proposes to fingerprint before charges.
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Mr Richard is the Head of ICT at a leading Bilingual International School in the Middle East and keen privacy advocate.