Government of the Data (Part 3: The future of government platforms)

Government of the Data (Part 3: The future of government platforms) Phuah Eng Chye (4 July 2020) Electronic interactions among citizens and governments – for administration (such as submitting applications, tax returns, paying bills, voting) or for surveillance and policing – is becoming the norm. While the risks on the erosion of individual privacy are … “Government of the Data (Part 3: The future of government platforms)”

Read More

Government of the Data (Part 2: India’s Aadhaar and the debate on digital IDs)

Government of the Data (Part 2: India’s Aadhaar and the debate on digital IDs) Phuah Eng Chye (20 June 2020) The largest and most ambitious digital identity (ID) system is India’s Aadhaar system. Padmaparna Ghosh notes “Aadhaar, which was launched by the Indian government nearly a decade ago, aims to give each of the nation’s … “Government of the Data (Part 2: India’s Aadhaar and the debate on digital IDs)”

Read More

Government of the Data (Part 1: From census to digital IDs)

Government of the Data (Part 1: From census to digital IDs) Phuah Eng Chye (6 June 2020) Yasha Levine notes “governments have been counting their people since the beginning of recorded history. You can find descriptions of censuses in the Old Testament, on Sumerian cuneiform tablets, and in the writings of the ancient Greeks. There … “Government of the Data (Part 1: From census to digital IDs)”

Read More