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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: DNIe in Peru

This piece was written by Privacy International, based on publicly available information and on research by our partners at Hiperderecho

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The Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI) is the personal ID card recognised by the Peruvian State in any

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The World Bank & social protection during crises: a privacy trade-off?

Privacy International ("PI") researched a number of social safety-net projects financed by the World Bank during the COVID-19 pandemic. To inform the World Bank's future implementation of these kinds of projects, this article reflects on how certain aspects of social protection projects can inadvertently lead to excessive surveillance of marginalised communities, impact equal access to urgent social protection disbursements, and interfere with people's dignity and right to privacy.

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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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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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Peru: Identity theft backdoor in the system for claiming government aids in response to the COVID19 economic crisis

A vulnerability in the Bono Familiar Universal, the platform used to distribute the financial subsidy provided to households in precarious economic situation by the Peruvian government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, enabled the subsidy to be accessed by malicious individuals. The
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Carta de la sociedad civil global al Banco Mundial

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Organizaciones de la sociedad civil de alrededor del mundo han escrito al Banco Mundial y a su Iniciativa de Identificación para el Desarrollo (ID4D), planteando su preocupación por el despliegue de la identidad digital a nivel mundial.

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