It looks like Ontario is getting ready to roll out Digital ID wallets the development of which technology is largely thanks to the development Covid Passes. Hmmm.... Who knew?
Source: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202202/ ... als-retireMobile digital identity technology and infrastructure have been dramatically advanced by digital health passes, which provide the foundations of identity verification and linkage to credentials that can underpin mobile identity wallets. ...
Peeters writes that the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) and other such credentials intended for cross-border recognition based on reference to an official data source set up the development of “multipurpose mobile identity systems.” ...
Peeters references the whitepaper ‘Covid-19 as a Catalyst for Advancement of Digital Identity’
( https://www.perkinscoie.com/images/cont ... -Paper.pdf )
by Perkins Coie Partner Charlyn Ho, which identifies trust, user-centricity and security as the three necessary qualities to engender the support necessary for widespread digital ID adoption. ...
In various jurisdictions, however, COVID credentials are being rolled back or retired. The Canadian Province of Saskatchewan has already stopped requiring the credentials for indoor commercial settings, CP24 reports, while Ontario plans a March 1 end to proof-of-vaccination requirements. ...
A program to develop Ontario’s incoming digital ID kicks off this month, and neighboring province Quebec is targeting a 2025 launch for its relatively comprehensive digital identity system.