Canadian CIO outlines strategy with digital ID focus
Canada’s chief information officer (CIO) says she is looking to refresh the country’s digital strategy with major reforms, one being…
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Canadians weigh in on national digital ID with urgency, trust, fear
Opinion writers and industry figures in Canada offered a range of thoughts on the country’s inclusion of a national digital…
DIACC brings digital wallet component of Pan-Canadian Trust Framework to public review
Under the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF), digital wallets should deliver on five key promises to enable trustworthy digital identity interactions,…
Majority of Canadians support digital IDs, want control over data: DIACC survey
A survey from the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) finds a significant majority of Canadians support the…
Government-convened panel pitches strong collaboration to protect Canadian’s digital IDs
Canada is making fairly tentative advances in digital identity applications, according to a panel of experts, but it is well-positioned…
ATB Ventures works with Canadian government on digital ID proof of concept
Alberta-based ATB Ventures is partnering with the government of Canada to develop a proof of concept for a National Digital…
How not to trust, the end of passwords and controlled illumination: biometrics at the EIC
The inadequacies of multi-factor authentication as people around the world mix home and office work, how to make zero trust…
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 digital ID group tops 100 members
The Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) continues to grow rapidly, with new participants pushing its membership past…
Next steps for government digital ID systems considered in UK, Australia, Netherlands
The UK government is planning to set up a single sign-on (SSO) and uniform digital ID system across all government…
