I think the question of entry-exit data exchange is one that needs to be dealt with very carefully. I think it's important to develop a regulatory framework to ensure that data collected for the purposes of entering the country are not put into a generally accessible databank. I think that comes very close to the line of infringing upon individuals' privacy rights, and it's not clear what benefits will derive from the system, aside from having a massive pool of data for which the uses are really not clear.
I think there are a lot more details about that proposal that really need to be spelled out and dealt with so that we can ensure that individuals' rights—privacy rights essentially—are adequately protected in the program. There are some ways, but it's hard to see how you could build enough protections into that system to outweigh the risks. There's always a risk when government is collecting a massive amount of data, and a huge cost that goes with administering that data, just for no particular reason. The reasons to have that data would need to be very carefully articulated in the law and scrutinized by the public.
Thank you.