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C-1.1 - Act to establish a legal framework for information technology
Section 45
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45. The creation of a database of biometric characteristics and measurements must be disclosed to the Commission d’accès à l’information promptly and not later than 60 days before it is brought into service.
The Commission may make orders determining how such databases are to be set up, used, consulted, released and retained, and how measurements or characteristics recorded for personal identification purposes are to be archived or destroyed.
The Commission may also suspend or prohibit the bringing into service or order the destruction of such a database, if the database is not in compliance with the orders of the Commission or otherwise constitutes an invasion of privacy.
45. The creation of a database of biometric characteristics and measurements must be disclosed beforehand to the Commission d’accès à l’information. As well, the existence of such a database, whether or not it is in service, must be disclosed to the Commission.
The Commission may make orders determining how such databases are to be set up, used, consulted, released and retained, and how measurements or characteristics recorded for personal identification purposes are to be archived or destroyed.
The Commission may also suspend or prohibit the bringing into service or order the destruction of such a database, if the database is not in compliance with the orders of the Commission or otherwise constitutes an invasion of privacy.
