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A Guide to Litigating Identity Systems: Full Version

Privacy International partnered with the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School to guide the reader through a simple presentation of the legal arguments explored by national courts around the world who have been tasked with national courts that discuss the negative implications of

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A Guide to Litigating Identity Systems: An introduction

Many countries in the world have existing ID cards - of varying types and prevalence - there has been a new wave in recent years of state “digital identity” initiatives. The systems that states put in place to identify citizens and non-citizens bring with them a great deal of risks. This is

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A Guide to Litigating Identity Systems: The Right to Privacy and National Identity Systems

This section lays out the wide range of arguments challenging identity systems because of their impact on the right to privacy.

News

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

18th September 2019

New Report Underlines the EU’s Strategy in the War on Migration: Border Externalisation

16th September 2019

We read all the submissions sent to the UN Special Rapporteur on digital technology, social protection and human rights – here is what they have to say

21st August 2019

Identity schemes and data protection: lessons from Ireland's Public Services Card

7th March 2019

Podcast: Trans identity in Manila

Examples of Abuse

Want to know how this translate in the real world? Here is the latest example in the news.

Ontario grants law enforcement power to demand identification

In one of its pandemic-related emergency orders, the Canadian province of Ontario has extended to police officers, First Nations constables, special constables, and municipal by-law enforcement officers the power to require those facing charges under the emergency laws to give their name, date of

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Our Advocacy

Consultation response for ID4D on the Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development

In March 2020, Privacy International responded to a consultation response for the World Bank's ID4D initiative's Principles on Identification for Development, offering an analysis of the principles themselves and also how they fit within the international debate on identification. We provided 12 main recommendations.