Another blow to privacy.
Christopher Reynolds, writing for The Canadian Press »
Starting Tuesday, customers who board most domestic Air Canada flights at Vancouver International Airport will be able to walk onto the plane without presenting any physical pieces of identification, such as a passport or driver’s licence, the country’s largest airline said.
Participants in the program, which is voluntary, can upload a photo of their face and a scan of their passport to the airline’s app.
Launched as a pilot project in February 2023, the digital ID option is already available at Air Canada’s Maple Leaf lounges in Toronto, Calgary and San Francisco. The airline plans to unveil it at other Canadian airport gates “in the near future.”
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