Millions in funding in UK for AI ethics, Canada for digital ID privacy research
The U.K.’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has unveiled a new program worth £8.5 million ($10.43 million) that will…
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Canada’s proposed new data privacy rules tackle biometrics bias, illegal training data
New proposed data privacy legislation tabled as part of the federal government’s Bill C-27 aims to firm up restrictions around…
Canada, US officials see opportunity for digital ID after pandemic
Government officials in Canada and the United States gave their prognosis for how the Covid pandemic altered the direction of…
Biometrics cause ‘bottleneck’ for Ukrainians fleeing to Canada, ease France arrivals
As refugees from Ukraine enter in large numbers to safe haven countries, the CBC reports that biometric collection is becoming a…
South Africa plans biometric system at ports of entry, US and Canada announce new deployments
South Africa is looking to revolutionize its passenger management system by introducing biometrics at some of its major international airports…
Mobile biometric kits deployed to Europe for Ukrainian refugee registration by Canada
Canada is distributing mobile biometric kits across its immigration offices in Europe to filter for the security and health of…
Health info and digital ID app in Canada integrates user managed access specification
Digital ID and access control vendor Identos says it has adopted the UMA 2.0 specification for the newly launched Ontario…
Biometric boarding trials reach Canada as Amadeus honors innovators
Communication technology provider Telus has partnered up with airport hardware-maker Embross, and airline WestJet to trial a touchless biometric boarding…
Canada issues tender notice to improve face biometrics for immigration applications
The Government of Canada has issued a tender notice inviting industry engagement to improve its biometric immigration system. The document…
Canada shied away from national digital ID in 2019; SecureKey suggests a different path
The Canadian government considered developing a national digital ID system two years ago, but ultimately shelved the idea with little…
