Evolution of Digital Identity and its Role in Background Screening w/ Taylor Liggett and Chuck Walker

Do you know who's accessing your information online? Digital identity can be defined in many ways. In today’s HRchat episode, we’ll talk specifically about a digital ID for an individual; a person’s information in an online world where their identity can be created, verified, appended, and shared in part or in whole.Most of us in the US and Canada are, rightfully, cautious about how organizations can access our online info and digital personal brand as part of the recruitment process. In this HRchat episode, Bill speaks with Chuck Walker and Taylor Liggett about the evolution of digital identity and its role in background screening. Sterling is on a mission to ensure verified information is owned by and easily accessible to, the individual. They believe digital identity verification should only have to occur once and Personal Identity Information should only be shared, when necessary.Questions Include:What is one’s digital identity and why should employees care?In general terms, what controls do employees have over who can access their information?How did we get to the current state of digital identity? Canada is progressing with its federal digital identity scheme named Pan-Canadian Trust Framework, piloted by the Digital ID Authentication Council of Canada, a non-profit organization (DIACC). A national proof of concept project for a unified login authentication service called Sign In Canada started in the fall of 2018. Sterling Backcheck recently joined the DIACC. Can you talk a little bit about DIACC? Why did Sterling decide to join this initiative?What is a digital identity wallet and how might one use it?Why should companies verify identity and what benefits does it deliver?About Our GuestsChuck Walker is Senior Advisor – Public Safety Information Management at Sterling Backcheck (Canada). Chuck joined Sterling in 2014 after completing a 32-year career as a Regular Member with the RCMP. In his current role as a Senior Advisor for Public Safety Information Management, Chuck works closely with the team on aspects of the company’s products and services concerned with criminal record and police information.Taylor Liggett is General Manager for Sterling Identity (US). He joined Sterling in 2016 as Vice President of Business Development, where he oversaw sales, led numerous strategic growth initiatives, and cultivated key partnerships. With more than a decade of domestic and international experience in background screening, identity, and biometrics, he brings a unique perspective to the emerging and rapidly evolving identity business.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.  Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here.Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletterCheck out our in-person events