ITAC Meeting
posted by:Catherine Thompson // 04:42 PM // June 01, 2005 // Walking On the Identity Trail
Yesterday I went to the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) Cyber Security Forum held at the Standards Council of Canada on behalf of the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic.
A few matters arose that relate directly to the Anonymity Project’s activities.
First, Bill Munson of ITAC mentioned that the RCMP recently gave a presentation to ITAC in which it was mentioned they were going ahead with biometric and real time ID proposals, including chips in passports.
Industry Canada Director General of E-Commerce Richard Simpson spoke about the recently released Spam Task Force Report. At the end of his presentation, Simpson said he wanted to emphasize two points.
First, Simpson said if the Internet is to be an economic infrastructure, authentication and identity management ‘need to be dealt with.’ He said the days when we go on the Internet anonymously might have to end.
Secondly, Industry Canada will be looking to reinforce the ground rules of the Internet as an economic marketplace. It is Simpson’s belief that clear and consistent rules will lead to economic growth and that privacy will necessarily play a part.
Despite the brevity of his comments, it would seem part of Industry Canada’s next major focus could relate specifically to the subject matter of the Anonymity Project.
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