Now that their spat over Meng Wanzhou is settled I'm sure Winnie the Pooh will be happy to help Comrade Blackface set up his techno-dystopia.

Canadians who apply for passports give their consent outright to have their photographs stored in a federal database, according to the notice.

The notice said: "Applicants consent to their photos being used to confirm identity through the passport program's facial recognition system."

That's not how "consent" works.

Sometimes a hat, aging, or even glasses can throw off facial recognition.

Something more stylish might be a tattoo, maybe with a unique number.

Plenty of space on the forearm.

feels good not to be vaccinated

So they're going to implement facial recognition programs, which normally require stacks of images or even video to train, using only your passport photo?

Or is getting a passport simply giving them permission to gather images of you?

Face paint is cheap. Messes up their ability to detect faces accurately.

It's our tax money, we can burn it if we like