Canadian parliament seeks to expand biometric background checks nationwide
Canada’s lower legislative branch is looking for a supplier to help extend its fingerprint biometrics capability for background checks across…
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Age verification for social media, chatbots go viral with regulators globally
Age assurance has achieved memetic repeatability. Australia’s efforts to keep kids under 16 off big social media platforms are being…
Appeals Court confirms Clearview AI biometric data collection violates BC privacy law
A British Columbia Appeal Court will not overturn a ruling by the B.C. Supreme Court in support of the province’s…
Canada and Sri Lanka collaborate on AI policy development
A critical bilateral discussion between Canada and Sri Lanka recently took place, with the participation of key officials aimed at…
DIACC targets digital credential access for 90% of Canadians by 2031
Canada is ready “to build a world-leading digital trust infrastructure” including interoperable digital identity, according to a forward-looking paper from…
Canada targets health data interoperability through standards with new legislation
Legislation has been introduced in Canada to require healthcare IT companies to adopt common technical standards to enable privacy-protecting exchanges…
GOSRN position statement calls for global coherence on age assurance regulation
A newly released position statement from the Global Online Safety Regulators Network (GOSRN) supports “a common, principles-based and privacy-preserving international…
TSA Touchless ID biometric entry lanes coming to 50 additional US airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding its PreCheck Touchless ID program, promising deployments in a total of 65 airports…
Canada’s DGSI seeks feedback on national biometric authentication standard
A new Canadian standard for biometric authentication is up for public review. The national standard sets requirements for necessity and…
Mattr to integrate credentialing infrastructure into Interac Verified
New Zealand digital ID and credentialing provider Mattr has formed a strategic partnership with Interac, the Canadian interbank network that…
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