Digital Identity

Why a ruling on digital ID by Kenya's High Court has global implications for online privacy

A hand holds a mobile phone as issues remain about the implementation of digital ID systems

Digital ID systems offer great benefits, but also come with privacy and security concerns. Image: Rodion Kutsaev/Unsplash

Gretchen Bueermann
Research and Analysis Specialist, Future Networks and Technology, World Economic Forum
Giulia Fanti
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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