Payments network to offer digital ID services from SecureKey to Canadians
Canadian interbank network Interac Corp. has acquired exclusive rights to use SecureKey’s digital ID services in Canada, and plans to…
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Canadian report considers biometrics, ID banks to improve financial inclusion
Biometrics are one of the top solutions suggested in a new report to mitigate barriers to acquiring and using ID…
Enhancing digital IDs for Canadian tribes; still shipping paper documents in the U.S.
An Indigenous digital identity company says it has created Canada’s first online status card, or eID, service. OneFeather facilitates the…
Ontario plans SSI-based digital ID by fall, Liquid Avatar lauds use of open standards
The Canadian Province of Ontario has unveiled its digital identity standards and technology plan, ahead of a planned launch of…
Canadian regulator finds biometric data privacy compliance gaps in Telus’ health app
Provincial government officials in Alberta, Canada say they have found significant privacy compliance gaps, some involving face biometrics – in…
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…
Digital health pass developments worldwide: Canada, Slovenia, Linux Foundation
In many different formats and under many different names, digital health pass systems to prove a person’s COVID-19 status are…
FacePhi, SITA and Collins each roll out facial recognition to airports on different continents
FacePhi, SITA and Collins Aerospace are all supplying face biometrics to aviation sector customers in new deployments. Meanwhile in Canada,…
Governments consider digital health pass rules, seek balance between safety and exclusion
Event venues in the UK are being asked to adopt digital health passes to prevent the spread of COVID-19 “as…
Canada launches tender to upgrade immigration biometrics system
The Government of Canada has posted a tender notice for a biometric immigration system, inviting industry engagement and feedback on…
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