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Adding an On/Off Device to Activate the RFID in Enhanced Driver’s Licences: Pioneering a Made-in-Ontario Transformative Technology that Delivers Both Privacy and Security

Summary  This discussion paper describes the IPC’s work in toward the implementation of an on/off device allowing holders of an Enhanced Drivers Licence (EDL) to prevent the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) from being read by unauthorized third parties and disengage the RFID when not required for border-crossing purposes
Keywords  Enhanced drivers licence, EDL, Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, Ontario, on/off, switch, device, Privacy by Design, Bill 85, Canada-U.S., border, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, WHTI, Washington State, sleeve, Avi Rubin, John Hopkins University, transformative technology
Author(s)  Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D.
Information & Privacy Commissioner,
Ontario, Canada
Published Date  Mar 19, 2009


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