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WORLD PASSPORT [3 records]

Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • IT Security
CONT

There is a growing trend for certain apps to hide themselves, stealing precious resources and data from mobile devices that are the passport to our digital world. The objective of these hidden apps is relatively straightforward : generate money for the developer. And it is a growing threat, with almost half of all malware on the mobile platform consisting of hidden apps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life
  • National and International Security
CONT

September 11 made the world painfully aware of the immense potential danger of identity fraud, and the vital need for heightened vigilance in maintaining the integrity of the passport, as a key factor in ensuring human security.

OBS

Not to be confused with "human safety." "Safety" is related to protecting from accidents or negligence while "security" is related to protecting from loss or injury by deliberate actions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
CONT

Le 11 septembre a suscité à l'échelle mondiale une prise de conscience douloureuse de l'ampleur du potentiel que représente la fraude de l'identité et du besoin vital d'une vigilance accrue pour conserver l'intégrité du passeport, facteur clé permettant d'assurer la sécurité humaine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Protección de las personas
  • Seguridad nacional e internacional
CONT

[…] la seguridad humana implica la protección de las personas de las amenazas a sus derechos, su seguridad y su vida; ello engloba procurar la seguridad del individuo en distintas dimensiones como la económica, alimentaria, de salud, ambiental, personal, comunitaria y política, para alcanzar una estabilidad duradera. El responsable de proporcionar o propiciar la seguridad humana es el Estado, pero si éste no cumple o no puede cumplir con tal obligación, […] la comunidad internacional tiene el deber moral de procurar la protección de las comunidades […]

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Record 3 2014-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Documents
CONT

The Passport Security Strategy outlined in the National Security Policy places increased emphasis on authenticating the identity of individuals applying for their passports through introduction of a microchip in each passport(the e-Passport) to meet new ICAO standards, the use of facial recognition technology behind the scenes in passport processing, and the repatriation of the printing of passports from Canadian government offices abroad thus assuring that Canadians everywhere will receive the same high-quality document, printed in Canada, regardless of where in the world they apply.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents officiels
OBS

traitement de passeports : terminologie en usage à Passeport Canada.

Spanish

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