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UN Special Rapporteur Report on Climate Change and Poverty

June 25, 2019 | Philip Alston

Project:Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Project

Issues:Poverty and Inequality Environment Economic and Social Rights

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Paving a Digital Road to Hell

June 1, 2022

This document discusses a revolutionary and dangerous new approach to digital ID
systems. Through the embrace of digital technologies, the World Bank and a broader global
network of actors has been promoting a new paradigm for ID systems that prioritizes what
we refer to as ‘economic identity.’ These systems focus on fueling digital transactions and
transforming individuals into traceable data. They often ignore the ability of identification
systems to recognize not only that an individual is unique, but that they have a legal status
with associated rights.

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