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Tunisia biometric passports

Statement: Tunisia’s newly proposed biometric ID and e-passport threaten privacy

9 Mar 2021

Access Now joins 30 groups in sounding the alarm about Tunisia’s revived biometric ID proposal, which still poses a serious threat to Tunisians’ privacy.

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Statement: Tunisia’s newly proposed biometric ID and e-passport threaten privacy
9 Mar 2021
Statement: Tunisia’s newly proposed biometric ID and e-passport threaten privacy
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?
Digital ID Systems

#WhyID: Access Now responds to World Bank Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development

1 Apr 2020

The ID4D Principles must, from their very conceptualisation, seek to protect the human rights of the individual.

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#WhyID: Access Now responds to World Bank Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development
1 Apr 2020
#WhyID: Access Now responds to World Bank Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development
UNHRC_Eric Bridiers

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
Net Neutrality India

Review of action on digital rights in India’s Parliament shows opportunity for more engagement

15 Oct 2019

We hope to see India’s Parliament increase the substance and quantity of initiatives for protecting Indians’ digital rights.

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Review of action on digital rights in India’s Parliament shows opportunity for more engagement
15 Oct 2019
Review of action on digital rights in India’s Parliament shows opportunity for more engagement
Tunisia biometric passports

As Aadhaar’s idea spreads from Kenya to Venezuela, we still need to ask – Why ID?

27 Sep 2019
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As Aadhaar’s idea spreads from Kenya to Venezuela, we still need to ask – Why ID?
27 Sep 2019
As Aadhaar’s idea spreads from Kenya to Venezuela, we still need to ask – Why ID?
Tunisia biometric passports

National Digital Identity Programmes: What’s next?

4 Jun 2018

Access Now has deep concerns about any initiative to legally mandate a centralised national digital identity programme as they pose significant risks for human rights.

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National Digital Identity Programmes: What’s next?
4 Jun 2018
National Digital Identity Programmes: What’s next?