Alberta upgrading ID credentials with digital wallet, mobile health card launch
The Canadian prairie province of Alberta is embracing digital identity with the launch of a new plastic card, along with…
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mDL rollout for TSA checks continue, but privacy still a common concern
Maryland’s Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has launched its Maryland Mobile ID in Samsung Wallet, according to a…
Canadian cops contract Idemia facial recognition
York Regional Police and Peel Regional Police have announced they are joining forces to contract and implement a facial recognition…
Ontario privacy commissioner addresses police facial recognition mugshot programs
A release from Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) says it has published new guidelines for the lawful use of…
Delete non-convicts records from police biometric database: Ontario rights watchdog
Among more than 100 recommendations to address allegations of anti-Black racism within the Toronto Police service (TPS), the Ontario Human…
Oversight may become common feature of facial recognition policies for police
The 2023 crop of biometric surveillance legislation in North American is trying to find a balance between public safety and…
Newfoundland digital ID to have 2023 launch, while Ontario lags behind
There’s news and no-news out of Canada’s provinces on implementing digital IDs, as Newfoundland pushes ahead and Ontario stalls, according…
Groups launch research program to study police facial recognition in Ontario
A joint research program in the province of Ontario between a university, a policing technology accelerator, and a civil liberties…
BriefCam video search with limited facial recognition licensed by Canadian police force
Police in Thunder Bay, Canada, have announced a software upgrade to the force’s street surveillance program with an artificial intelligence…
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…
