Privacy and aviation security : Protection de la vie privée et sûreté aérienne : examen de l'administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien : rapport de vérification de la Commissaire à la protection de la vie privée du Canada

O ce of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Privacy and Aviation Security: AN EXAMINATION OF THE CANADIAN AIR TRANSPORT SECURITY AUTHORITY Audit Report of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Section 37 of the Privacy Act FINAL REPORT 2011 11-373_OPC_Audit_2011_Air_EN.indd. [...] For example, it is widely accepted that consenting The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act to searches is a prerequisite to boarding a fl ight, empowers the Governor in Council to make regula- with the understanding that screening activities tions requiring CATSA to provide to the Minister are undertaken to ensure the safety of passengers such information as the Minister may request. [...] At the same time, measures designed to Canadian Aviation Security Regulations and the enhance aviation security should be necessary Security Screening Order impose certain reporting and reasonably proportionate to the threat in requirements on CATSA that authorize the collection order that the privacy rights of individuals are of personal information under specifi c circumstances. [...] Moreover, CATSA has designed to protect privacy are not consistently demonstrated that the collection is necessary to fulfill followed, thereby placing images—and potentially its aviation security mandate, and the loss of privacy the identity of the passenger—at risk of exposure. [...] However, CATSA must take a more proactive Maintaining the security of personal information is role to achieve a higher degree of transparency an essential component in meeting the protection regarding the collection, use and disclosure of requirements established under the Privacy Act.