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Biometric ID in Tunisia: a threat to privacy and data protection

13 Apr 2022

Authorities in Tunisia have been deliberating over a biometric ID law that bears threats to the right to privacy & other fundamental rights.

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Biometric ID in Tunisia: a threat to privacy and data protection
13 Apr 2022
Biometric ID in Tunisia: a threat to privacy and data protection
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We need to talk about digital ID: why the World Bank must recognize the harm in Afghanistan and beyond

15 Oct 2021

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.

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We need to talk about digital ID: why the World Bank must recognize the harm in Afghanistan and beyond
15 Oct 2021
We need to talk about digital ID: why the World Bank must recognize the harm in Afghanistan and beyond

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

14 Jul 2020
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What is Tunisia’s unique identifier, and why is it being pushed now?
14 Jul 2020
What is Tunisia’s unique identifier, and why is it being pushed now?
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Government responses to COVID-19 reinforce the need to ask — #WhyID?

29 Apr 2020

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.

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Government responses to COVID-19 reinforce the need to ask — #WhyID?
29 Apr 2020
Government responses to COVID-19 reinforce the need to ask — #WhyID?
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FAQ: Elections in Iraq – what will happen to the biometric data of voters?

20 Jul 2018

Iraqis’ right to privacy must be protected, especially given the threats we see in the country today.

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FAQ: Elections in Iraq – what will happen to the biometric data of voters?
20 Jul 2018
FAQ: Elections in Iraq – what will happen to the biometric data of voters?
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بطاقة التعريف البيومترية مقابل الحياة الخاصة للتونسيين: الفوز للخصوصية ! لكن الجدل مازال متواصل

1 Feb 2018
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بطاقة التعريف البيومترية مقابل الحياة الخاصة للتونسيين: الفوز للخصوصية ! لكن الجدل مازال متواصل
1 Feb 2018
بطاقة التعريف البيومترية مقابل الحياة الخاصة للتونسيين: الفوز للخصوصية ! لكن الجدل مازال متواصل

Taking a human rights agenda to Davos

22 Jan 2018

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.

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Taking a human rights agenda to Davos
22 Jan 2018
Taking a human rights agenda to Davos
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Biometric ID vs. privacy: Tunisians win on privacy! But it’s not over yet.

11 Jan 2018

Tunisians have won a major victory for privacy, beating back a proposal for a dangerous biometric ID. Here’s how it happened.

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Biometric ID vs. privacy: Tunisians win on privacy! But it’s not over yet.
11 Jan 2018
Biometric ID vs. privacy: Tunisians win on privacy! But it’s not over yet.