OpenID recommends steps for governments to protect the privacy of digital IDs

Technology is giving governments tools to protect the privacy of people using the digital credentials they issue, but a series of steps should be taken to make sure they are used and render them consistently effective, says a new white paper published by OpenID, titled ‘Government-Issued Digital Credentials and the Privacy Landscape.’

Contributors to the paper include the Better Identity Coalition, ID4Africa, the Kantara Initiative, the Open Identity Exchange, the Secure Identity Alliance, and the …

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