And finally, from 2015, @MalJayaram dives into Aadhaar youtu.be/BB_8rBMRLMU

And, as always, a send-off from the archives….first, Babatunde Okunoye puts security in the frame with digital identity africaportal.org/features/ni…

Digital ID may soon play a role in Papua New Guinea’s elections: biometricupdate.com/202212/p…

💰 The EU has also awarded the contract for the company that will work to make that vision a reality. findbiometrics.com/the-eu-ha…

The European Council has adopted a framework for regulation that “aims to ensure universal access for people and businesses to secure and trustworthy electronic identification and authentication by means of a personal digital wallet on a mobile phone.” consilium.europa.eu/en/press…

📘 Now, they’ve released a a “Digital ID Handbook for civil society” in partnership with A People’s Guide to Tech theengineroom.org/digital-id…

Over the last year, The Engine Room has worked to understand the imbalance of civil groups responding to–rather than being allowed to proactively envision–frameworks for digital ID systems.

👀 In the new year, be on the lookout for the report from BKC’s most recent research sprint, a collaboration with @metalabharvard + @EdgelandsInst: cyber.harvard.edu/projects/d…

▶️We’re transitioning away from our presence here. Sadly that does mean this will be the last of these round-up threads here. BUT the active research, collaboration, and scholarship on digital ID continues at @HarvardBKC

Happy Friday! 📣Once again, we’re taking a quick look at a few stories on digital identity 🌍 that crossed the @GoodID desk this week…. …And with some news re: this account!

Instead of plucking a piece from the archive, this week we’re sending you off by looking ahead. Keep an eye on @BKCHarvard’s fall research sprint on digital identity, which will have outputs before you know it sites.google.com/view/digita…

The EU escalates debates over the nature and scope of facial ID technology euractiv.com/section/digital…

A new report from Center for Human Rights and Global Justice about…if we’re paving a digital road to hell? Answer… xitter.cf/humanrightsnyu/status/…

.@SilviaHedley Digital ration cards, digital IDs…what’s the history and future of public entitlements tied to digital identity? unfairid.com/2022/09/15/hell…

📣Once again, we’re taking a quick look at a few stories on digital identity 🌍 that crossed the @GoodID desk this week. THREAD 👇

Finally, from the archive: What happens to concepts adjacent to identity in digital spaces–freedom, agency, or home? A meticulous exploration by Neda Mulji: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…

Another alternative system, zero-knowledge proofs, is still enjoying life as a theory rather than a reality–but what would it look like for digital security? cointelegraph.com/news/how-d…

And in the Philippines, digital ID enrollment is full steam ahead… biometricupdate.com/202210/p…

🇦🇺 Meanwhile down under, Australian officials are looking to centralize ID data following a massive data breach because…reasons? theguardian.com/technology/2…

🇪🇺 European lawmakers are reportedly trying to ensure that anonymity lives on in the age of digital IDs bankinfosecurity.com/eu-lawm…