Canada Budgets $105 Million For Digital ID - Collaboration With World Economic Forum
A project first announced in 2018 by the Canadian Government is now making news again as a new document has revealed Canada is spending $105.3 Million on the project over 5 years.
In this video we explore the nature of how governments are making very impactful decisions these days and leaving the public with no say.
There are a number of changes occurring in our technological landscape that have huge philosophical and value based implications around our privacy and what it means to be human. It's imperative we embrace a notion around how to have discussion about these subjects and not simply let government steam roll these conversations.
Video Sources
The Government Canada Announce Project in 2018
Globe & Mail Article About Pearson Biometric Project in 2016