TORONTO, CANADA: Liquid Avatar Technologies announced the introduction of biometrically and conventionally secured identity in combination with government issued records.
Using verifiable vaccine credentials for health passports, initially in Canada and the United States of America, the Liquid Avatar Verifiable Credential Ecosystem (LAVCE) platform will enable individuals to provide issued proof of COVID-19 vaccination status digitally and seamlessly to verifying organizations.
Using this ecosystem will allow individuals to return to work and everyday activities safely and securely through privacyby-design architecture that gives people control of their personal data.
The LAVCE currently supports verifiable credentials by creating a Trust Triangle between the Issuer of a credential, such as a government, health provider, workplace or school, the credential
Holder (the data subject), and the Verifier (receiver of data) that is working to validate each unique data transaction. Far more secure and reliable than paper-based credentials, contract tracing forms, and traditional apps, the LAVCE and verifiable credentials can effectively reduce or eliminate fraud as all functions are supported by cryptographic blockchain solutions using the Indicio Network, the premier enterprise blockchain network for identity.
Liquid Avatar believes that this is the first commercial application of its kind in Canada and one of the first in North America to support biometric and conventionally validated identity together with verifiable credentials and has already embarked on an early awareness campaign with several organizations and commercial programs in the coming weeks.
The Company has previously announced its partnership with Ontario-licensed Vector Health Laboratories, and it is helping to drive interoperable, privacy-preserving credentials for digital health as part of the Linux Foundation Public Health’s Cardea project.
“Quick and easy verification for vaccine status with robust protection against fraudulent issuance is just one of many of the LAVCE’s important applications,” said David Lucatch, CEO—Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc.
“Our communities just started opening up and it’d be a potential economic disaster if we had to collectively shut down again. We believe that it’s not enough to just say that you’re vaccinated or tested, we need a seamless, non-invasive, and privacy-respecting method for organizations to verify that individuals are immunized so that they can safely access their services.
This is what LAVCE provides. It supports data privacy because users have control over their data, what they share, when they share it, and with whom they share it. Our commitment to provide Canadians and others in North America with technology that works for them will, hopefully, ensure a somewhat normal return to everyday activities”.
The Company continues to meet with organizations to discuss opportunities with a wide range of industries, businesses and governments to support vaccination validation efforts with the hope to greatly reduce any chance of new outbreaks occurring without needing to compromise on venue capacity limitations.