Bhutan prepares to vote on its National Identity Bill

Bhutan is preparing to vote for its National Digital Identity Bill, the legislative framework designed to regulate its sovereign digital ID ecosystem. The country’s lower house of Parliament, the National Assembly, is expected to adopt the Bill on Monday.

On Friday, lawmakers voted to increase penalties for unlawful disclosure of credentials, non-compliance with directions and identity theft, state-run Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) reports. The decision brought penalties for breaches by administrative and governing bodies to equal levels as those …

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