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Katelyn Cioffi
@katelyncioffi
Human Rights Lawyer // Digital Welfare State and Human Rights @humanrightsnyu @nyulaw
Jun 17, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Today, we release "Paving a Road to Hell? A Primer on the Role of the World Bank and Global Networks in Promoting Digital ID." This report highlights how and why dangerous models of biometric digital ID have been energetically supported by actors like @WorldBank. We find: (1/7) Digital ID systems with biometric components are increasingly linked to large-scale violations of human rights. Emerging evidence from countries like India and Uganda has shown that such systems can exacerbate exclusion and discrimination, and lead to new forms of harm. (2/7)