Dear Members:
We are happy to announce that the 2025 Annual General Membership Meeting (AGM) date has been set:
December 9, 2025, 10:00 AM ET
Please complete this registration form to secure your spot! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about Kantara’s growth and work in 2025 and 2026, hear from Kantara Work Groups (including upcoming Groups), and connect with the Kantara Member community. Reach out to memberships@kantarainitiative.org (do not reply or reply all to this message!) with any items to include on the agenda or questions regarding the meeting.______________________________________________________________________
We are pleased to continue promoting the upcoming Work Groups for Fall/Winter 2025 - See below for updated details (2 Groups are close to launching!), landing pages, and sign-up forms!
- Biometric Data Discussion Group (Biometrics DG): The Biometric Data Discussion Group (Biometrics) will address the management, security, and privacy of biometric data, from collection to destruction, with a focus on practical application and GDPR compliance. While standards do exist, they are often inaccessible to non-experts and there is a need to decode and translate existing standards into a straightforward, practical guide for real-world application. Biometrics will develop a set of recommendations and best practices for biometric data management to serve as practical guidance for use alongside the standards.
- Blinding Identity Taxonomy Discussion Group (BIT DG): BIT aims to evolve and maintain the Blinding Identity Taxonomy as an informative taxonomy for identifying and managing personally identifiable information (PII) and quasi-identifiable information (QII), establishing it as a Kantara product and producing a Blinding Identity Taxonomy Report 2.0 and a BIT Supplementary Report 2.0.
- UPDATE: The BIT DG Proposal is in the final stages of approval with the LC and will launch soon.
- More information and a draft proposal are available here. To sign up, please complete this submission form.
- **NEW**Digital Identity Risk Universe Discussion Group (Risk Universe DG): Risk Universe will focus on developing a holistic risk universe (a comprehensive set of all of the risks which might be relevant to an organization). The holistic risk universe will explore three risk domains in depth: Trustworthiness: Is this credential trustworthy?; Privacy: What privacy risks do holders incur when using this credential?/ Security: What are the end-to-end security risks associated with this credential?. The final product will be a report and/or Excel file/map.
- More information and a draft proposal are available here.
- To sign up, please complete this submission form.
- Shadow AI in the Workplace Discussion Group (Shadow AI DG): The rapid adoption of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and other AI-powered applications has led to a growing phenomenon known as “Shadow AI”, the unsanctioned use of AI tools by employees without the knowledge or approval of their organization. While these tools can significantly enhance productivity, creativity, and efficiency, they also introduce serious risks. Shadow AI will explore the causes, implications, and mitigation strategies related to Shadow AI in enterprise environments. The anticipated output is a report that outlines the risks, organizational vulnerabilities, and practical countermeasures.
- More information and a draft charter are available here.
- UPDATE: ShadowAI is in the final stages of approval with the LC, but you are still welcome to sign up via this submission form.
- Trusted Transaction Assurance Work Group (TTA WG): The digital identity landscape is at a pivotal moment. The release of NIST SP 800-63 v4 provides a modern, modular framework for identity proofing, and Kantara's US Assurance Program is poised to develop the corresponding assessment criteria. While these developments are foundational, they leave critical market-level and downstream challenges unaddressed. This working group will address these challenges directly, creating the market-enabling frameworks necessary to unlock the full potential of a componentized, high-assurance identity ecosystem.
- More information and a draft charter are available here.
- To sign up or submit a charter comment, please complete this submission form.
As always, please forward to others in your organization that may be interested in Kantara's work. Thank you for your continued support and involvement with Kantara Initiative!
Best,
-Amanda
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Amanda Gay | Work Groups and Membership
Phone: +1 571-475-8895
LinkedIn: @KantaraInitiative