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Articles
This section of the ACT Canada web site is
devoted to educating the public and the press
about existing and emerging card technologies
in Canada and around the world.
Please use the links
below to view the
articles.
For more information,
please contact info(AT)actcda.com.
Contactless Smart Card Applications - Design
Tool & Privacy
Impact Assessment
Source: ACT Canada and the Information &
Privacy Commissioner / Ontario (04/27/07)
A joint publication
between the Advanced
Card Technology Association
of Canada and
the Information &
Privacy Commissioner
of Ontario. This
report details design considerations
and the necessary
steps for a privacy assessment
when issuing contactless
smart cards.
An Introduction to
EMV: The Smart Card
Industry
Standard
Source: Ingenico
This paper provides an overview of the EMV
standards, as well as the benefits. For more
information about Ingenico, please visit
their web site at www.ingenico-ca.com.
Article: Where do
We Go Now?
Source: Catherine
Johnston, President
&
CEO, ACT Canada (10/01/01)
This article addresses
the issue of privacy
vs. security in the
aftermath of the
September
11 terrorist attacks.
Securing the Nation's
Borders: A Practical
& Economical
Approach
Source: LaserCard
Systems Corp. (05/02)
This paper looks at the use of optical memory
cards as secure identification in U.S. border
crossings. For more information about LaserCard
Corp., please visit their web site at www.lasercard.com.
Consumers Whitepaper
Source: ACT Canada
& Frontier Strategies
This paper looks at the benefits of smart
cards from the consumer's point of view.
As well as how they are used around the world,
and the bneficial ways smart cards will become
part of our lives.
Advanced Cards 101
Source: ACT Canada
(06/08/01)
This article provides
an overview of advanced
card technologies:
how they are used
in Canada
and around the world,
current Canadian
projects
and timelines of
advanced card utilizations.
Included are capacitive
cards, optical cards
and smart, or chip,
cards.
How to Do a Privacy
Assessment - Smart,
Optical
& Other Advanced
Cards
Source: ACT Canada and the Information &
Privacy Commissioner /Ontario (09/97)
A joint publication
between the Advanced
Card Technology Association
of Canada and
the Information &
Privacy Commissioner
of Ontario. This
report details the
necessary
steps for a privacy
assessment when issuing
advanced cards.
Multi-Application
Smart Cards: How
to do
a Privacy Assessment
Source: ACT Canada
and the Information
&
Privacy Commissioner
/Ontario (08/00)
A joint publication between the Advanced
Card Technology Association of Canada and
the Information & Privacy Commissioner
of Ontario. This updated report details the
necessary steps for a privacy assessment
when issuing multi-application smart cards.
Privacy and Security
Source: ACT Canada
(06/08/01)
This article gives
an informative look
at
the important issue
of privacy and security
surrounding electronic
fraud in Canada:
statistical
analysis and privacy
protection utilizing
advanced card technologies,
including security
tools such as biometrics
and encryption.
The Cashless Society
Source: ACT Canada
(06/08/01)
Credit cards, debit,
electronic cash...the
onset of a cashless
society is not as
farfetched
as it sounds. Learn
more about current
market
research surrounding
the onset of a cashless
society, as well
as advanced card
applications
for e-commerce.
ACT Canada is an international non-profit
association for the advancement of card technologies.
We work on behalf of our members to promote
the awareness, understanding and use of all
advanced card technologies; including optical,
smart, capacitive and emerging technologies.
If you would like to learn more about ACT
Canada membership please visit the membership section of our web site or contact our office at
(905) 426-6360.
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