Ombudsman concerned about new licence
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Manitoba’s ombudsman has again raised privacy concerns regarding the introduction of the enhanced identification card and this week’s introduction of the new enhanced driver’s licence.
The documents allow Manitobans to cross the border into the United States by land or water without a passport.
In a news release this morning, Irene Hamilton said after consulting her office, Manitoba Public Insurance has limited the amount of personal information it requires to process an application for the enhanced ID and drivers licence cards.
“However, we are concerned that these policies may not be properly followed to protect third-party personal privacy,” Hamilton said.
When an applicant submits a document to prove identity or residency and it contains the information of others, a copy of the document is to be made. The information of anyone other than the applicant is then blacked out. For example, if a birth certificate is submitted it will normally contain the names of the parents, so the birth certificate is copied and the parents’ names are to be blacked out before the document is scanned into the database.
The applicant must acknowledge that this happened by initialing the copy.
The ombudsman said that anyone holding a passport does not need a Manitoba enhanced ID card or an enhanced driver’s licence.
The latter, which costs an extra $30 over and above the new standard one-piece driver’s licence, incorporates the enhanced ID and driver’s licence into a single card.
