Closing the Digital Identity Public Trust Gap with Joni Brennan, DIACC

Let's talk about digital identity with Joni Brennan, President of the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC). In episode 92 Joni Brennan joins Oscar to discuss how the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) are working to close the digital identity public trust gap – including the key findings from the DIACC’s 2022 research and how this can inform future policies, the issues with poorly designed solutions and the importance of balancing accessibility and ease with privacy and security within these solutions. As well as discussing how education and awareness can help bridge the gaps and what can be done within governance and policy to support digital identities, transparency and data control. "So, I think this is a call to action for us to continue to work together to provide people with the option so that they can do what they need to do in a safe and secure way." Find out more about DIACC at diacc.ca or follow it on Twitter @mydiacc. Joni Brennan is President of the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC). Building on 15+ years of experience in Identity Access Management innovation, adoption, and industry standards development, Joni helps the DIACC to fulfil its vision delivering the resources needed to establish a digital identity ecosystem that accelerates the digital economy, grows Canada's GDP and benefits all Canadians. Joni builds diplomatic and impactful relationships and formalizes strategic partnerships. She has participated in influential committees from organizations including: SCC Data Governance Initiative, OECD ITAC, ISOC, IEEE, OASIS, ISO, and ITU-T. Before joining DIACC Joni was Kantara Initiative's Executive Director driving programs for business, legal, and technology interoperability to connect entities and individuals in a more trustworthy environment. Joni lead Kantara Initiative as the United States premiere trust framework provider delivering value to multiple industry sectors. Joni helped to ensure that the Kantara Initiative program is aligned with multiple eGovernment strategies from economic regions including: Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Joni Brennan previously served as the first-ever IEEE-SA Technology Evangelist for Internet Identity and Trust focusing on issues of governance, policy, and technology development that touch digital Identity, personally identifiable information, and trust services. When not connecting the digital identity world for the better Joni can be found skiing in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. She can also be found playing flute or synthesizers in future thinking musical collaborations. Connect with Joni on LinkedIn. Take a look at the Canadian Digital Identity Research 2022 Document, in English or French. Joni first joined Let’s Talk About Digital Identity podcast in Season 1 Episode 6. Why not take a listen to the episode on Building Canada’s Digital Identity Future. We’ll be continuing this conversation on Twitter using #LTADI – join us @ubisecure! Go to our YouTube to watch the video transcript for this episode.