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New Groups are coming to Kantara in Fall/Winter 2025 - See below for
updated details, landing pages, and sign-up forms!
LC: WG Chairs, please share these details in your calls and forward to
your mailing lists and encourage interested parties to sign up!
Directors: Please share with anyone at your organization who may be
interested in participating!
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- 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.
- More information is available here
<https://kantarainitiative.org/work-groups/coming-soon-biometric-data-discus…>
.
- To sign up, please complete this submission form
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QXZNQM3>.
- 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.
- More information and a draft proposal are available here
<https://kantarainitiative.org/coming-soon-blinding-identity-taxonomy-discus…>
.
- To sign up, please complete this submission form
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L5GK89F>.
- **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
<https://kantarainitiative.org/coming-soon-digital-identity-risk-universe-di…>
.
- To sign up, please complete this submission form
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2QYVLHY>.
- 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
<https://kantarainitiative.org/work-groups/coming-soon-shadow-ai-in-the-work…>
.
- Update: ShadowAI has set a date for the initial planning session,
but you are still welcome to sign up via this submission form
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9S33QQQ>.
- 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
<https://kantarainitiative.org/coming-soon-trusted-transaction-assurance-wor…>
- To sign up or submit a charter comment, please complete this submission
form <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FMTBWQM>.
Please reach out with any questions! We look forward to launching these
Groups in 2025.
Best,
-Amanda
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Amanda Gay | Work Groups and Membership
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Phone: +1 571-475-8895
LinkedIn: @KantaraInitiative
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Good morning all:
New Groups are coming to Kantara in Fall 2025 - See below for details,
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. More information is available
here
<https://kantarainitiative.org/work-groups/coming-soon-biometric-data-discus…>*.
*To sign up, please complete this submission form
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QXZNQM3>.
-
*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. More information and a draft proposal are
available here
<https://kantarainitiative.org/coming-soon-blinding-identity-taxonomy-discus…>.
To sign up, please complete this submission form
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L5GK89F>.
-
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
<https://kantarainitiative.org/work-groups/coming-soon-shadow-ai-in-the-work…>.
To sign up, please complete this submission form
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9S33QQQ>.
-
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
<https://kantarainitiative.org/coming-soon-trusted-transaction-assurance-wor…>.
To sign up or submit a charter comment, please complete this submission
form <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FMTBWQM>.
WG Chairs: please continue to share these details in your calls and forward
to your mailing lists and encourage interested parties to sign up!
Directors: Please share with anyone at your organization that may be
interested in participating!
Reach out with any questions or concerns.
Best,
-Amanda
--
Amanda Gay | Work Groups and Membership
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Phone: +1 571-475-8895
LinkedIn: @KantaraInitiative
