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Digital ID Systems

The Jamaica NIDS digital identification program: a cautionary tale​​

3 Aug 2022

Lawmakers pushed through the Jamaica NIDS digital ID program without taking enough time to listen to civil society concerns. Here’s what other countries can learn from the flawed process.

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The Jamaica NIDS digital identification program: a cautionary tale​​
3 Aug 2022
The Jamaica NIDS digital identification program: a cautionary tale​​
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Jamaica’s NIDS bill: human rights recommendations dismissed, still time to rectify

30 Jul 2021
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Jamaica’s NIDS bill: human rights recommendations dismissed, still time to rectify
30 Jul 2021
Jamaica’s NIDS bill: human rights recommendations dismissed, still time to rectify
Digital ID Systems

Civil society speaks out on Jamaica’s dubious new digital ID bill

16 Mar 2021

Access Now and a coalition of 12 local and international organizations are calling on authorities in Jamaica to ensure human rights are at the center of a controversial new digital ID bill.

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Civil society speaks out on Jamaica’s dubious new digital ID bill
16 Mar 2021
Civil society speaks out on Jamaica’s dubious new digital ID bill
Digital ID Systems

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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Internet access, digital ID, data protection, surveillance controls: UPR review highlights threats to digital rights

15 Oct 2019

In our UPR comments with partner organizations, we recommend steps to ensure secure, open, equitable internet access, defend privacy and digital security in digital ID programs, strengthen data protection, and limit surveillance.

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Internet access, digital ID, data protection, surveillance controls: UPR review highlights threats to digital rights
15 Oct 2019
Internet access, digital ID, data protection, surveillance controls: UPR review highlights threats to digital rights