Three Viewpoints on the Right to Know What’s Happening with our Identity Data
Identity experts share their views on people's right to know about identification activities led by governments, businesses, and other institutions
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It’s High Time to Distinguish Between Biometric Systems and Technologies
Larry Dohrs, Vice-President at iRespond, argues that as long as biometric systems follow principles that ensure they cannot be used for harm, we should not universally dismiss the technology
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Industry expertise and best practice are brought together in The World Bank’s practical guide to digital ID
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Digital ID: Where Do We Go From Here?
This blog from Zara Rahman at The Engine Room considers the intersections between digital identity and social justice, exploring the potential of digital ID systems as agents of positive social change.
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Facing the Future: Protecting Human Rights in Policy Strategies for Facial Recognition Technology in Law Enforcement
A new report from CITRIS Policy Lab outlines examples of facial recognition use by law enforcement which create risks to privacy, equity, and due process, and how strategic policy design can mitigate these risks
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Facing the Future: How Policy can Mitigate the Threat to Human Rights from Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Henriette Ruhrmann, researcher at the CITRIS Policy Lab at UC Berkeley, considers privacy, equity and due process risks when it comes to facial recognition technologies used by law enforcement, and how strategic policy design can mitigate these.
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Women and ID in a digital age: Five fundamental Barriers and New Design Questions
Savita Bailur and Hélène Smertnik of Caribou Digital and Devina Srivastava of ID2020 explore five barriers women around the world face in accessing the human right of identity
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Responsible Digital ID: Effects of Data Governance Policies and Practices on Human Rights
In this new report, Brandie Nonnecke, Henriette Ruhrmann, and Andreas Sampson Geroski of the CITRIS Policy Lab, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Berkeley analyze digital ID systems in Argentina, Estonia, Kenya, and China through a rights lens
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Responsible Digital ID: Priority Data Governance Policies and Practices to Support Human Rights
Brandie Nonnecke, Director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, introduces a new report that explores how to protect civil and political rights when implementing national digital ID systems
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Kenya’s Controversial Biometric Project Is Shrouded in Secrecy
Dr. Keren Weitzberg, researcher and educator based at University College London, explores the ups and downs of the Huduma Namba (or “government service number”) rollout in Kenya
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Bangladesh: Domestic workers and ID
Caribou Digital explores the identity issues and obstacles facing female domestic workers in Bangladesh
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J-PAL Africa launches the Digital Identification and Finance Research Initiative (DigiFI Africa)
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Africa has launched the Digital Identification and Finance Research Initiative (DigiFI Africa)
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When ID Works for Women: Initial Findings from Sri Lanka
In this blog post on Medium, Caribou Digital UK researchers Savita Bailur and Hélène Smertnik outline recent research findings on the role of ID for women and work in Sri Lanka
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