- INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- PRACTICES
There are dynamic, human identity practices that require our consideration
- Essay P1
People have always had, and managed, multiple personal identities
- Essay P2
Physical identity artifacts matter, even in the digital era
- Essay P3
Every identity transaction means something to the people involved
- Essay P4
Like an “identity mosaic”, people select and combine identity elements for transactions during the course of everyday life
- VULNERABILITIES
Everyone is vulnerable when identifying themselves—and ID systems can sometimes just shift, or even introduce new, vulnerabilities
- Essay V1
There is a tension between fixed identities within systems and people’s shifting, dynamic lives
- Essay V2
Migrants struggle with identities when moving across geographies
- Essay V3
Enrolling into ID systems exposes vulnerabilities for many
- Essay V4
Intermediaries are vulnerable users, too
- Essay V5
There are persistent tensions around gender and identity
- IMPLICATIONS
These problems and vulnerabilities can be mitigated with better designed identity systems and policies
- Essay I1
Critical issues—such as privacy—are often abstract to the user. Use clear language to describe them
- Essay I2
Intermediaries are critical–and need more support and accountability
- Essay I3
Multiple ID elements are a feature, not a bug
- CONCLUSION
From India to the World
- APPENDICES
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