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To Build a Digital Identity System, Governments Must Build Trust About Data Collection: Panelists

Citizens need to know what kind of data is collected and why to accept a digital identity system.

Megan Boswell

Megan Boswell

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To Build a Digital Identity System, Governments Must Build Trust About Data Collection: Panelists
Hannes Astok, Kay McGowan, George Ingram, Christopher Burns, and Pramod Varma at Wednesday's event.

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2022 – Trust in how governments handle data is a critical piece in developing a successful government digital identification system.

Some governments around the world are incorporating a system in which citizens have a digital identity for verification. The United States Agency for International Development is involved in planning for digital identity to involve more people for its global aid and development programs. But the missing link is the need for people to trust their data is in good hands, according to experts.

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