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Digital Identity Verification: Best Practices for Public Agencies

Digital Identity Verification: Best Practices for Public Agencies
2022
Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT)
Author(s): 
Michael Yang, Elizabeth Laird
Digital Identity Verification: Best Practices for Public Agencies
Source Sector(s)
Non-profit
Benefits Program
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Level of Government
Federal/National
State/Provincial
Location
United States
Format
Report

Digital identity verification offers several potential advantages over traditional verification, but these benefits can only be achieved if issues related to privacy and ethical data use are also addressed. This guidance surveys the challenges facing government agencies who want to digitally verify identities as part of improving service delivery, and provides recommendations about how to address those challenges.