As the headline says, we're getting a digital ID this fall here in Ontario. According to the Ontario government web page, "you could use digital ID to prove your identity when you: make an age-sensitive purchase (like a lottery ticket), pick up a package at the post office, apply for government assistance (such as disability support) or benefits (such as CERB or EI), access and use vaccination records, (or) open a bank account." And more. Here are the details and standards. And there are obvious uses for education - not only applying for student assistance, but for verifying credentials or accessing learning resources. Now there are many ways a digital ID could be abused by both governments and industry; the web page takes pains to say that the digital ID is "not stored in a central database, not a tracking device, (and) not usable without your permission." This is the right way to do it, and I'll be curious to see more of the details as it's rolled out. More: CTV, Biometric Update. See also Alberta's digital ID.
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