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The 'Identity Crisis' around the world

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Immunity passports and Covid-19: an explainer

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101: SIM Card Registration

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

Overview

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

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Case Study

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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ID systems analysed: MOSIP

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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The [Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP)]

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Digital National ID systems: Ways, shapes and forms

PI has put together an analysis of some of the most used Foundational ID systems worldwide.

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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

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

Examples of Abuse

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

Disability assessment camp requires IDs

An assessment camp for disabled children who attend government schools run by the Samagra Shiksha integrated scheme for education in the Indian state of Telagana required eligible children to bring with them a state government-issued disability certificate indicating a more than 40% disability, two
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Letter from global CSOs to the World Bank

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Civil society organisations around the globe have written to the World Bank and their Identification for Development Initiative (ID4D), raising concerns about the rollout of digital ID globally.

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