Data breach victims more often than not face delays in critical notifications
Public institutions and private companies have persistently failed to promptly notify individuals when their personal data has been exposed in…
Canada
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DIACC turns to gov’t digital transformation as Canada’s digital ID ecosystem matures
Like nearly all governments around the world, Canada’s is moving public services online as part of a digital transformation effort….
Canada’s privacy regulator releases results of age assurance consultation
The key learnings are in from an exploratory consultation on age assurance by Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC)….
Facial recognition tender for Toronto police draws interest from major vendors
Eleven biometrics providers, including large international firms, are vying to provide Toronto police with a new facial recognition system, which…
Biometric seamless travel system from Face4 and Entrust tested by Canadian govt
The Government of Canada has selected and successfully tested a seamless travel solution utilizing facial recognition from Ottawa-based Face4 Systems….
Credivera expands verifiable credentials business with acquisition of Oliu’s technology stack
The provider of verifiable credentials for professionals has announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Oliu’s…
Canadian police expand use of facial recognition with new Idemia contract
Canada’s Halton Police has handed out a $1.18 million (US$803,922) contract to Idemia Public Security for facial recognition technology. The…
Border projects see criticism on data sharing transparency
While governments and the travel industry continue to introduce new biometric technologies to border crossing, the lack of regulation and…
Fintracker acquisition, Veriff SMB app, ConnectID-Telstra deal to streamline IDV
One of Canada’s biggest providers of title insurance and real estate technology FCT has announced a “majority investment” in identity…
Canadian court upholds Clearview biometric data ban
The Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed a petition by Clearview AI to overturn an order of the Information and…
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