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Re: [kictanet] Healthcare & BigTech
by Jimmy Gitonga 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Jeipea! Thank you for these very good points. When I was at the iHub, I organised a regular lunch around HealthTech and we got a lot of insight that we would have given to SevenSeas for free, explaining the head winds they were going come into. The overall concept where the consumers(“consumed”) / working class / serfs / slaves have control on their lives and by extension the fortunes of the 1% is the stuff of Utopia and for UN “talks". It is not and will not be a reality for all of us. What these Finland, Estonia, Croatia and Slovakia have in common is an ethic (“national”) identity. Singapore is similar to Hong Kong in that it was a British Empire outpost that was too different to remain long as a province of Malaysia considering that it was predominantly Ethnic Chinese with the Malay people being about 14% of the population at that time. In fact, Singapore was kicked out of the Malaysia federation and had to become a country on its own. The other major factor is ideology. You will notice that Brexit is an English tribal conversation in the United Kingdom. The Scots are not for it. Inside England, the different parties are based on ideology of Haves and Have-nots. Thus, their ideologies are based on class and these can be discussed within an ethnic paradigm. Almost all African countries cannot count these factors as part of their socio-political make up. Most African countries are multi-ethnic political states that have no socio-economic reasons for existence, unlike Singapore as an example. Kenya is a classic case, like the US of A where an amorphous state of ethnic mixes that are being economically "shaken down" and stratified into economic classes, the Haves and the Have-nots. Kenya has a neo-colonial class of imperial collaborators and the US has a class of global merchants as the Haves. What we need to look at is the history that brought these countries to this point of human development clarity. We, in Africa have not yet seen the kind of wars most Europeans have undergone in the past. We have a some ways to go before we collectively get “angry” enough to do something about our current condition. The fact that politics is objectified as a game is interesting since those Have-nots are the field on which the elephants “play" on. The fact that it is sold like that is the work of the Media, the “Fourth” Estate. Estate of what? So for us to have systems that allow the general population to control who has access to his or her data on any level, health included, is going to be fought by whatever 1% overlords the populace has. But we are not clear, ideologically, on WHY we want the freedom to control our individual data. Privacy is not the issue. That is a red herring. Best Regards, Jimmy Gitonga Web Software Design and Development LinkedIn: Jimmy Gitonga | Twitter: @Afrowave ______________________________________ Web: afroshok.com On 28 Jan 2020, 06:29 +0300, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke, wrote: > > Nope not America - > I'm surprised they didn't make the cut for failed democracies. > > I would consider Finland a normal country, maybe I would also add countries > that are way much smaller than Kenya - both in population and size > (Estonia, Croatia and Slovakia are about a tenth of Kenya and Singapore is > way smaller than a tenth) > > But Croatia has 13 times more our GDP per Capita and Slovakia 17 times more > and Estonia has 19 more times Kenya\s GDP per Capita - Singapore has 57 > times more GDP per capita than Kenya) > > But maybe I am biased - all these countries are led by Women > Presidents/Prime Ministers. > > Halima Yacob, Zuzana Capatova, Kersti Kaljulaid, Kolinda Grabar. Sanna > Marin. But if it was just about women I would mention Ethiopia with > Sahle-Work Zewde - but I did not ??? > > > But by normal I mean countries that seem to really work hard for the > well-being of their citizens - > > Gaddafi's Libya back in the day might have made the cut or Thomas Sankara's > Burkina Faso... > > Rwanda if they can find a way for sustainability and continuity of what > they have under Kagame without him can make the cut. > > > > With kind regards > > > Jeipea > > Believe in yourself then you can change your world > > ____________________________________________ > Skype: john.paul.em > Cell: +254735586956 > > > On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 12:35 PM Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > Arya > > > > On a light note;- > > > > What do you consider 'normal' countries? Would you, for example, consider > > America more normal than Kenya? #Asking4AFriend. ?? > > > > Regards > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > > > Tel: +254 713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > > > > > > > > > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely > > mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the > > organizations that I work with. > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 12:18 AM Arya Jeipea Karijo <johnpaulem(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Well there was a "caveat" to the part about government control - it was > > > in "normal societies" - Kenya isn't atypical in terms of governance ? > > > I think it has worked well for countries like Estonia > > > > > > With kind regards > > > > > > > > > Jeipea > > > > > > Believe in yourself then you can change your world > > > > > > ____________________________________________ > > > Skype: john.paul.em > > > Cell: +254735586956 > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 3:45 PM Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > > > > > Well said Arya. > > > > > > > > Couldn?t agree with you more. Except the part about giving government > > > > the control. How has that worked out for us so far? > > > > > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > +254 0713 601113 > > > > > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > > > > > > > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but > > > > a habit." ~ Aristotle > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > > > On 24 Jan 2020, at 2:59 PM, Arya Jeipea Karijo <johnpaulem(a)gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > ? > > > > Hi Ali, > > > > > > > > This is an interesting topic. I think there is two parts to this and > > > > that is how the issue should be addressed. > > > > > > > > There is part one which is about Data Protection and privacy and you > > > > can't blame anyone for being alarmed at Google having access to 50 million > > > > patient records... the company literally has "made a living" out of having > > > > people giving up private data for convenience (including the email I am > > > > typing ?) > > > > > > > > The second part is what technology can do for healthcare (or really any > > > > other sector - education, registration of births and deaths) - being able > > > > to digitize all our multiple identities including identification, health > > > > records and associating this with other records such as land registry > > > > records, tax records, criminal records, school records, business ownership > > > > records) - the ability to store all this massive amounts of data in the > > > > cloud and manipulate it and learn from it (machine learning, A.I etc) holds > > > > great potential to improve lives of citizens... actually improve is an > > > > understatement - transformation is more appropriate. > > > > > > > > But all this system of digitization of paper, digitalization of process > > > > should be led by someone who can be held accountable to citizens - in > > > > normal nations this would be the government. Having an entity like Google > > > > or Ascencion do the hard work means we have to be prepared to pay the > > > > price... same story having Mastercard do Huduma Number. > > > > > > > > Then the final and ultimate step is that while government will be > > > > involved in all of the expense and resourcing (all the computing resources > > > > need for learning and storage should be gov. owned) the final ultimate step > > > > is that the citizen holds the keys and permission to use their data. E.g > > > > you would get a notification saying C.I.D are requesting access to your > > > > bank or tax data - or you would get a request when the building you enter > > > > make a request to receive a visual confirmation that the image their system > > > > has captured of you matches the name you gave them - and you would be asked > > > > how long they were to hold this data (1 hour, 1 day) - citizen empowerment > > > > to control and share their data is the ultimate data protection... > > > > empowerment only happens with adequate user education and open and simple > > > > user agreements. > > > > > > > > Example of a bad way to digitize was the first attempt at "Huduma > > > > number" - ultimatums and deadlines to the holders of data is not a good > > > > place to start... a good place to start is to ask yourself "What do I > > > > already know about the entity (human being) whose records I am trying to > > > > unify and digitize... and then work with that. > > > > > > > > - Oops I guess I went off topic. That is my ten cents on the matter. > > > > With kind regards > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeipea > > > > > > > > Believe in yourself then you can change your world > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________ > > > > Skype: john.paul.em > > > > Cell: +254735586956 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 8:34 AM Ali Hussein via kictanet < > > > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Listers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In the recent past cries of outrage have been heard from all corners of > > > > > the world on issues related to privacy and the power of BigTech over our > > > > > lives. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now BigTech is venturing into Healthcare with various initiatives from > > > > > AI to how the healthcare ValueChain can be improved to bring down costs and > > > > > make it more efficient. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Google?s latest forays into @Healthcare is raising a lot of eyebrows. > > > > > Are we becoming too cautious at the expense of possible groundbreaking > > > > > innovation? What can we do to ensure we don?t throw the baby with the bath > > > > > water? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://local12.com/news/nation-world/privacy-or-innovation-googles-access-… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > > +254 0713 601113 > > > > > > > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > > > > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > > > > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > > > > > > > > > "We are what we repeatedly do. 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Healthcare & BigTech
by Ali Hussein 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Listers In the recent past cries of outrage have been heard from all corners of the world on issues related to privacy and the power of BigTech over our lives. Now BigTech is venturing into Healthcare with various initiatives from AI to how the healthcare ValueChain can be improved to bring down costs and make it more efficient. Google’s latest forays into @Healthcare is raising a lot of eyebrows. Are we becoming too cautious at the expense of possible groundbreaking innovation? What can we do to ensure we don’t throw the baby with the bath water? https://local12.com/news/nation-world/privacy-or-innovation-googles-access-… Ali Hussein +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Fwd: Consultation response from the UK Chapter of the Internet Society
by Barrack Otieno 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via InternetPolicy < internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020, 8:16 pm Subject: [Internet Policy] Fwd: Consultation response from the UK Chapter of the Internet Society To: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear Colleagues, In June 2019, the Chapter submitted comments to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) consultation on Regulatory proposals for Consumer Internet of Things (IoT) security. These comments can be found here <https://isoc-e.org/contribution-dcms-consultation-on-regulation-iot-securit…> . After months of work, the Government has now published its analysis of responses received and drawn its conclusions. The full report of findings has been published on the DCMS Web Site <https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-regulatory-prop…> . The UK Chapter will continue engaging with DCMS, based on the "next steps" outlined in the document. Kindest regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ISOC UK England -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: Consultation response from the UK Chapter of the Internet Society Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:04:55 +0000 From: Secure by Design Mailbox <securebydesign(a)culture.gov.uk> <securebydesign(a)culture.gov.uk> To: Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> <ocl(a)gih.com> Good Afternoon, I wanted to let you know that DCMS has published its consultation response earlier today. A link to the document can be found here <https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-regulatory-prop…> . Kind regards, Secure by Design team On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 at 00:00, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> wrote: > Dear Sir/Madam, > > please be so kind to find the response from the UK Chapter of the Internet > Society attached. > Kindest regards, > > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond > ISOC UK England Chair > _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into the Member Portal at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login and go to the Interests tab within your profile. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/

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Vodafone snubs Libra in favour of growing M-Pesa digital money
by Mwendwa Kivuva 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

Vodafone has withdrawn from Facebook’s digital currency initiative Libra, as regulators and bureaucrats circle overhead. While Facebook might have become accustomed to sitting in the regulatory spotlight, it seems other companies are not as accepting of the attention. In an increasing tsunami of regulatory scrutiny, Vodafone has become the latest company to withdraw from the Libra initiative, joining the likes of Paypal and Mastercard. “Vodafone Group has decided to withdraw from the Libra Association,” a Vodafone spokesperson said. “We have said from the outset that Vodafone’s desire is to make a genuine contribution to extending financial inclusion. We remain fully committed to that goal and feel that we can make the most contribution by focusing our efforts on M-Pesa. We will continue to monitor the development of the Libra Association and do not rule out the possibility of future co-operation.” https://telecoms.com/501960/vodafone-snubs-libra-in-favour-of-m-pesa/

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] UK balks on copyright intermediary liability
by Barrack Otieno 25 Jan '20

25 Jan '20

Listers, FYI Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Joly MacFie via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Date: Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 4:34 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] UK balks on copyright intermediary liability To: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> It has been announced that, post Brexit, the UK will not implement the European Copyright Directive, issued in March 2019. which transfers copyright liability from users to internet platforms, https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51240785 https://www.m-magazine.co.uk/news/government-has-no-plans-to-implement-copy… -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into the Member Portal at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login and go to the Interests tab within your profile. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Gov Weekly Brief (W4Y20) : UN SG warns of “dark side of technology”; UN experts call for investigation on Jeff Bezos’ phone hacking; WEF on Dangers of Digital innovation; Microsoft data breach; Fines for EU privacy breaches reach 114 million.....
by Barrack Otieno 25 Jan '20

25 Jan '20

Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mamadou LO <alfamamadou(a)hotmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 6:59 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Gov Weekly Brief (W4Y20) : UN SG warns of “dark side of technology”; UN experts call for investigation on Jeff Bezos’ phone hacking; WEF on Dangers of Digital innovation; Microsoft data breach; Fines for EU privacy breaches reach 114 million..... To: africann(a)afrinic.net <africann(a)afrinic.net> Hi all! For your documentation, kindly find our weekly web review on Internet Governance <https://internetgov.news/internet-gov-weekly-brief-w4y20-un-sg-warns-of-dar…> with some main titles featured below. Cordially =================================================================== *INDEX / MAIN NEWS* - *The dark side of technology among ‘four horsemen’ threatening our global future, according to UN SG* - *UN backing of controversial cybercrime treaty raises suspicions* - *“New technologies are creating new digital divides”: UNDESA World Social Report 2020* - *World Economic Forum Global Risks Report Highlights Dangers of Digital innovation* - *At Davos, UN Broadband Commission advocates for financing inclusive meaningful connectivity for sustainable impact* - *France and the US have agreed on a truce regarding a dispute over a French tax on American tech companies.* - *Microsoft Leaves 250M Customer Service Records Open to the Web* - *Fines for European privacy breaches reach 114 million euros: report* - *Glenn Greenwald Charged With Cybercrimes After Embarrassing Officials in Brazil* - *The Dubai Financial Services Authority supports National Cybersecurity Strategy by Launching a Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform* - *UN experts call for investigation into allegations that Saudi Crown Prince involved in hacking of Jeff Bezos’ phone* - *Here Is the Technical Report Suggesting Saudi Arabia’s Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos’ Phone* - *IGF 2020 Call For Validation of Thematic Tracks * Read full review here : https://internetgov.news/internet-gov-weekly-brief-w4y20-un-sg-warns-of-dar… _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: What Are the Top 4 Mobile Money Purchases by African Youth?
by Twahir Hussein Kassim 25 Jan '20

25 Jan '20

Something to ponder on... ---------- Forwarded message --------- What Are the Top 4 Mobile Money Purchases by African Youth? <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> *By Wayan Vota on January 15, 2020* [image: mobile money program] Digital financial services <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> in sub-Saharan Africa are changing rapidly with diversity in usage and uptake on such a diverse continent. Recently, GeoPoll embarked on a study to examine how Africa’s youth in six nations are engaging with financial services. In The State of Financial Services in Sub-Saharan Africa <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…>, GeoPoll presents the findings from an extensive mobile web survey in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire with around 400 youth aged 18-35 from each country. Thus, the data focuses on populations who have access to a mobile phone and basic internet services, which often represents the target population for retail banks and mobile money services <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> . While topics studied included income streams, spending habits, payment types, investment decisions, savings patterns, and more, there is one graphic that especially surprising. Top 4 Mobile Money Purchases by African Youth [image: mobile money purchases african youth] GeoPoll <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> found a surprising consistency across all six countries, where mobile money has a 28% average use rate. Youth <https://ictworks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84e9f392a668e74df589375c…> in each country spent most of their mobile money on very similar products. Mobile money was the most popular payment method for: - Gambling – 63% of respondents used mobile money for online gambling - Home Internet – 54% of respondents paid for internet access using mobile money - Mobile phone airtime – 53% of respondents logically used mobile money for airtime - Paid television services – 53% of respondents bought preium TV using mobile money Mobile money was used least as a payment method for non-digital purchases, such as transportation (10%), non- alcoholic beverages (12%), clothing (13%) and groceries (13%). The Troubling Rise of Online Gambling The GeoPoll results tie in with other reports that gambling overall – on and offline – is a real problem across the continent. Sports betting in particular, is fueled by enthusiasm for wagering on European football teams and punters rely almost entirely on mobile money to make bets and collect winnings. 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Affordable Housing: How to unlock funding
by Barrack Otieno 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

In Summary - Government should not abandon the Affordable Housing Project due to lack of funds. - The concept of digital assets can be technically tweaked and re-purposed to finance the affordable housing project. - Wanjiku can then buy one or several of these ‘securitised’ digital tokens based on her financial capacity and without being coerced. - This level of flexibility and the possibility of opening up the whole market to the outside world can easily mop in financial resources that remain untapped due to the lack of trust that the current government systems have. https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-5417404-13ra9ka/… -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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MPESA 'Hakikisha' Privacy Issues
by Nick Ngatia 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

In 2020, Safaricom should do something about the data privacy concerns raised in various fora. I think one of the most controversial features that was introduced in 2019 was Hakikisha. Touted as a way to reduce money sent to the wrong recipients, it has become a major headache for those who are conscious about privacy of personal data. It is a good thing that you can only 'hakikisha' upto 5 times per day. However, this limit does not seem to work on mySafaricom app. The basic argument is that just because I need to send you money, you don't have to know my full names as they appear on ID. Secondly, this service has been abused by fraudsters multiple times to access personal data that they should otherwise have not access to. The lack of a limit on MySafaricom App means that a fraudster can guess random Safaricom numbers and get their full names as they appear on ID many many times in a day. The problem is that Safaricom does not seem to do anything about all the concerns raised from different quarters about the Hakikisha feature. One viable recommendation has been to give each MPESA user a unique 'SafaricomID'. This ID, whether numeric or alphanumeric, *should be displayed* when sending or receiving money via MPESA. In the Safaricom registry, this ID should mirror all the users legal data and can be easily accessed by an authorized person if an issue/crime/money-sent-to-the-wrong-person-case comes up. This simple action will cut down the fraudsters who propagate their business via mobile money by at least half. If you look at it deeply, I think it is your problem if you are not diligent enough and send money to a wrong number. You simply tell MPESA what to do just like you fill a transaction advice at a bank. You can't blame the teller if you missed a digit when writing the account number and the money ended in the wrong account. Your phone number has now become a virtual nametag which you wear waiting for whoever cares, even strangers, to read your full names. I think this should stop in 2020! *And btw, anyone has a case study of the much hyped data protection law being implemented?* -------------------------------- *Nick Ngatia* Email <nick.ngatia(a)childrenyouth.org> *|* Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/niccoswagg1> *|* *Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/nickngatia> **| LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-ngatia-a6b06a7b?trk=nav_responsive_tab_pro…> * *Skype:* *nick.ngatia** |* *Phone:* *+25**4 (0) 711 42 2015* *"Development Towards Sustainability is far too more important to leave it to chance."* ---------------------------------

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Mozilla calls for openness in Digital ID systems in a new white paper
by Alice Munyua 22 Jan '20

22 Jan '20

https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2020/01/22/what-could-an-open-id-system-… > What could an “Open” ID system look like?: Recommendations and Guardrails for National Biometric ID Projects > > Digital ID systems are increasingly the battlefield where the fight for privacy, security, competition, and social inclusion is playing out. In our ever more connected world, some form of identity is almost always mediating our interactions online and offline. From the corporate giants that dominate our online lives using services like Apple ID and Facebook and Google’s login systems to government IDs which are increasingly required to vote, get access to welfare benefits, loans, pay taxes, get on transportation or access medical care. > > Part of the push to adopt digital ID comes from the international development community who argue that this is necessary in order to expand access to legal ID. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for “providing legal identity for all, including birth registration” by 2030. Possessing legal identity is increasingly a precondition to accessing basic services and entitlements from both state and private services. For the most marginalised communities, using digital ID systems to access essential services and entitlements from both state and private services are often one of their first interactions with digital technologies. Without these commonly recognized forms of official identification, individuals are at risk of exclusion and denial of services. However, the conflation of digital identity as the same as (or an extension of) “legal identity”, especially by the international development community, has led to an often uncritical embrace of digital ID projects. > > In this white paper, we survey the landscape around government digital ID projects and biometric systems in particular. We recommend several policy prescriptions and guardrails for these systems, drawing heavily from our experiences in India and Kenya. > > In designing, implementing, and operating digital ID systems, governments must make a series of technical and policy choices. It is these choices that largely determine if an ID system will be empowering or exploitative and exclusionary. While several organizations have published principles around digital identity, too often they don’t act as a meaningful constraint on the relentless push to expand digital identity around the world. In this paper, we propose that openness provides a useful framework to guide and critique these choices and to ensure that identity systems put people first. Specifically, we examine and make recommendations around five elements of openness: multiplicity of choices, decentralization, accountability, inclusion, and participation. > > Openness as in multiplicity of choices: There should be a multiplicity of choices with which to identify aspects of one’s identity, rather than the imposition of a single and rigid ID system across purposes. The consequences of insisting on a single ID can be dire. As the experiences in India and Peru demonstrate, not having a particular ID or failure of authentication via that ID can lead to denial of essential services or welfare for the most vulnerable. > Openness as in decentralisation: Centralisation of sensitive biometric data presents a single point of failure for malicious attacks. Centralisation of authentication records can also amplify the surveillance capability of those entities that have visibility into the records. Digital IDs should, therefore, be designed to prevent their use as a tool to amplify government and private surveillance When national IDs are mandatory for accessing a range of services; the resulting authentication record can be a powerful tool to profile and track individuals. > Openness as in accountability: Legal and technical accountability mechanisms must bind national ID projects. Data protection laws should be in force and with a strong regulator in place before the rollout of any national biometric ID project. National ID systems should also be technically auditable by independent actors to ensure trust and security. > Openness as in inclusion: Governments must place equal emphasis on ensuring individuals are not denied essential services simply because they lack that particular ID or because the system didn’t work, as well as ensuring individuals have the ability to opt-out of certain uses of their ID. This is particularly vital for those marginalised in society who might feel the most at risk of profiling and will value the ability to restrict the sharing of information across contexts. > Openness as in participation: Governments must conduct wide-ranging consultation on the technical, legal, and policy choices involved in the ID systems right from the design stage of the project. Consultation with external experts and affected communities will allow for critical debate over which models are appropriate if any. This should include transparency in vendor procurement, given the sensitivity of personal data involved. > Read the white paper here: Mozilla Digital ID White Paper

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