About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges governments face with identity systems, featuring insights from Professor Edgar Whitley.
This week we're speaking to Professor Edgar Whitley - an expert on the design and implementation of ID systems. Links- More about Edgar: https://www.lse.ac.uk/people/edgar-whitley- More about the London School of Economics and ID: https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-impact-case-studies/scrapping-costly-controversial-proposals-identity-cards- Gus and Edgar's joint publications: - Global challenges for identity policies: https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Global_Challenges_for_Identity_Policies.html?id=P7hsCwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y - Global Identity Policies and Technology:Do we Understand the Question? An open access paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1758-5899.2010.00028.x - Book chapter on Aadhaar: https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/90490/- Edgar's report on Women and ID: https://silkstart.s3.amazonaws.com/1967006c-a430-414e-9982-75e204478d6e.pdf- More information on Aadhaar in India: https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/819/aadhaar-scheme-faq- The Indian Supreme Court decision: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/2299/initial-analysis-indian-supreme-court-decision-aadhaar and…
People in this episode
Host: Gus
Guest: Professor Edgar Whitley
Topics covered
- identity systems
- government challenges
- Aadhaar
- Windrush scandal
- ID policies
- technology
Keywords
- identity systems
- government
- Aadhaar
- Windrush scandal
- ID policies
- technology
- Professor Edgar Whitley
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: London School of Economics, Privacy International
Books & works: Global challenges for identity policies, Global Identity Policies and Technology: Do we Understand the Question?, Aadhaar
Places: India, Kenya
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