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Immunity passports and Covid-19: an explainer

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When ID leaves you without identity: the case of double registration in Kenya

In Kenya, if you don’t have an ID, life can be extremely difficult. But for thousands of people across the country, getting an ID can be nigh on impossible. Some Kenyan citizens can’t obtain a national ID because they are registered in the Kenyan refugee database. Often referred to as victims of

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ID systems analysed: e-Estonia

Our third research piece on some of the world’s most used foundational ID systems looks into e-Estonia. This analysis is part of PI's wider research into the tech behind ID systems around the world. Click here to learn more.

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ID systems analysed: Aadhaar

This written piece is part of PI's wider research into the tech behind ID systems around the world. Click here to learn more.

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Aadhaar (Hindi for ‘foundation’) is India’s ID

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Why we need to talk about digital health

In this piece we outline the main discussions and measures we need to see being systematically adopted to inform decision-making about digital solutions in the health sector, and provide examples of where these were not integrated in decision-making processes and with what consequences.

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News

27th January 2022

Data Protection Impact Assessments and ID systems: the 2021 Kenyan ruling on Huduma Namba

19th August 2021

Afghanistan: What Now After Two Decades of Building Data-Intensive Systems?

7th July 2021

IPANDETEC publish a report on the development of digital identities in Central America

7th July 2021

The UK Government should drop plans for compulsory ID presentation at the polling station

6th February 2020

Why the Huduma Namba ruling matters for the future of digital ID, and not just in Kenya

17th October 2019

The Mother and Child Tracking System - understanding data trail in the Indian healthcare systems

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Examples of Abuse

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Health IDs in India: Voluntary or Mandatory?

In January 2021, the Indian Health Ministry officially allowed Aadhaar-based authentication when creating a UHID for identification and authentication of beneficiaries for various health IT applications promoted by the Ministry. This enabled the Co-Win portal, which is used to book COVID-19
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Privacy International’s submission for the UN report on the right to privacy in the digital age

PI presented a submission as part of the consultation process for the up-coming to report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR) on the right to privacy in the digital age.

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