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Last updated on November 24, 2022

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ID services can provide information about an individual or organization. Below is a list of some of the types of information you can get from the common ID services.

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	User identifier	Person Name	Date of Birth	Sex	Email Address	Residential Address	Business Info
BC Services Card Account	Yes Unique over time Different for each sector or organization	Yes, verified, from their BC Services Card or other ID First given name, given names, surname, full name for display purposes	Yes, verified Also Age, Age 19 or Over	Yes, if person has BC Services Card	Yes, if person has provided and verified it	Yes, from their BC Services Card or other ID Street, locality, province, postal code, country	No
Business BCeID	Yes One unique identifier of the person for all services And one unique identifier of the business for all services	Yes, not verified Full name for display purposes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes, verified Business number, if business is registered with a number Business legal name
Basic BCeID	Yes One unique identifier for all services	Yes, not verified Full name for display purposes	No	No	Yes	No	No
IDIR	Yes One unique identifier for all services	Yes, verified Full name for display purposes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Digital credentials	Depends on credential For Person credential, there is no identifier	Depends on credential For Person credential, yes, verified from their BC Services Account Given names, surname	Depends on credential For Person credential, yes, verified from their BC Services Account	Depends on credential Not in Person credential	Depends on credential Not in Person credential	Depends on credential For Person credential, yes, verified from their BC Services Card Account Street, locality, province, postal code, country	Depends on credential Not in Person credential
Federated accounts	Generally yes, depends on organization	Depends on organization and connection	Depends on organization and connection	Depends on organization and connection	Depends on organization and connection	Depends on organization and connection	Depends on organization and connection
Github account	Yes One unique identifier for all services	Yes, not verified Name, username	No	No	Yes	No	No

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