Episode Topic: Identity and Power

How do you prove that you are who you say you are? As our world becomes increasingly digitized, automated, and algorithmically operated, digital identity schemes are becoming an important form of personal identification. But without good governance frameworks in place, digital identity schemes may threaten the privacy, security, and human rights of individuals and communities. 

Featured Speakers: 

• Yussuf Bashir, Executive Director, Haki na Sheria
• Nanjala Nyabola, Independent Writer and Researcher, Nairobi, Kenya

Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: go.nd.edu/9a0413. 

This podcast is a part of the TEC Talks ThinkND Series titled “Technology & Power”.

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