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Canada's Airlines Face a Privacy Dilemma

Posted by timothy on from the our-way-and-the-high-way dept.

Interoperable writes "Canada's airlines are caught between a rock and a hard place in the face of new US regulations that require them to collect and hand over personal information about passengers. Handing over information regarding a passenger's name, gender and birth-date may violate Canadian privacy laws but merely flying over American airspace is conditional on doing exactly that. It seems that the long arms of the TSA are eager to grope at Canadians taking a shortcut to Toronto; no doubt to prevent any terrorist attacks on Lake Huron."

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  1. Re:US bullying and demanding other countries.. by c6gunner · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Basically it's none of their freakin business where I decide to travel to if I'm not stopping in their country.

    It is if you're flying over their airspace. Can you imagine the Russians trying to make that argument during the Cold War?

    "Oh those 300 bear bombers and 1,000 Migs heading for your border? Don't worry about it. We're not landing in your country, so their destination is none of your business."

    I'm sure that would have gone over REAL well.

    As for your paranoia ... you can still go to Cuba, if you want, without going through the US. Take a boat. Fly around. It'll cost more, but it's worth it in order to stop the CIA from implanting microchips in your brain during the screening process.