Tag: Biometric ID

Biometric ID in Tunisia: a threat to privacy and data protection
Authorities in Tunisia have been deliberating over a biometric ID law that bears threats to the right to privacy & other fundamental rights.

We need to talk about digital ID: why the World Bank must recognize the harm in Afghanistan and beyond
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund met this week. They didn’t discuss digital identity programs, even though the World Bank itself funds “Big ID” systems.

What is Tunisia’s unique identifier, and why is it being pushed now?

Government responses to COVID-19 reinforce the need to ask — #WhyID?
The ongoing global health crisis has demonstrated with painful clarity the risks posed by digital identity systems that centralize biometric data, health records, and other sensitive personal information. It is essential that governments, development agencies, funders, and all other stakeholders first ask the question #WhyID.

FAQ: Elections in Iraq – what will happen to the biometric data of voters?
Iraqis’ right to privacy must be protected, especially given the threats we see in the country today.

بطاقة التعريف البيومترية مقابل الحياة الخاصة للتونسيين: الفوز للخصوصية ! لكن الجدل مازال متواصل

Taking a human rights agenda to Davos
More than 3,000 global leaders are gathering to discuss the theme of building a “Shared Future in a Fractured World.” Human rights should be at the center of that shared vision.

Biometric ID vs. privacy: Tunisians win on privacy! But it’s not over yet.
Tunisians have won a major victory for privacy, beating back a proposal for a dangerous biometric ID. Here’s how it happened.