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  Platform Humanitarianism

  Platform capitalism can benefit the aid sector, but only if it’s done with humanitarian values in mind.

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  VIDEO: How will digital identity work?

  This video from Interac Reports explains how Canadian residents can prove who they are online using digital ID and what it could mean for consumers in the immediate future.

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  The Vices of Discrimination

  A policy briefing from Namati highlights discriminatory practices in Kenya’s state-issued ID system.

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  Private Sector Economic Impacts from Identification Systems

  This report authored by Kaelyn Lowmaster provides a seminal assessment of the economic potential of government-backed identity systems for private sector companies.

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  National Digital Identity Programs: What’s Next?

  Naman M. Aggarwal, Wafa Ben-Hassine and Raman Jit Singh Chima of Access Now explore public identity programmes from a human rights perspective

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  Mobile credit expands mass surveillance of ordinary Kenyans

  In this piece for Coda Story, Keren Weitzberg considers the growing impact of ‘Fintech’ apps on Kenyan citizens

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  Mapa da Informação

  Created by ITS-Rio, this interactive infographic maps out the disparate ID systems and processes that exist in Brazil.

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  Unbundling Informed Consent: Learnings from Mae La

  Devina Srivastava and Cornelius Saunders of the ID2020 Alliance share learnings on informed consent from the Alliance’s digital identity pilot project in Mae La Camp, Thailand

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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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