Canadian Government Installs Microphones and Cameras at Airports To Record Conversations of Air Travellers

by Ian MacLoed
Ottawa Citizen
June 17, 2012

[Potent News Editor’s note: On a related note, cameras have been on buses for a while.  When I moved to Halifax two years ago I noticed that when you get on the bus you immediately see a sign indicating that there are cameras on the bus and that video and audio may be recorded for our “safety”.  Sadly, only one person I’ve talked to in the past two years has even noticed this sign and that is saying a lot because I’ve asked many people if they knew this was happening.  The introduction of audio monitoring equipment in airports is just another step in this Orwellian direction.]

OTTAWA – Airports and border crossings across Canada are being wired with high-definition cameras and microphones that can eavesdrop on travellers’ conversations, according to the Canada Border Services Agency.

A CBSA statement said that audio-video monitoring and recording is already in place at unidentified CBSA sites at airports and border points of entry as part of an effort to enhance “border integrity, infrastructure and asset security and health and safety.”

As part of the work, the agency is introducing audio-monitoring equipment as well.

“It is important to note that even though audio technology is installed, no audio is recorded at this time. It will become functional at a later date,” CBSA spokesman Chris Kealey said in a written statement.

But whenever that occurs, the technology, “will record conversations,” the agency said in a separate statement in response to questions from the Ottawa Citizen.

At Ottawa’s airport, signs will be posted referring passersby to a “privacy notice” that will be posted on the CBSA website once the equipment is activated, and to a separate help line explaining how the recordings will be used, stored, disclosed and retained.

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[hat tip: NWO Truth]