Fingerprinting children: Kenya's digital health ID expansion
Our Take
Kenya is mandating biometric registration for children aged 7-17 in its health system, creating a permanent ID infrastructure before kids can consent. This move toward digital health IDs raises urgent questions about long-term data governance and the security of a child's fingerprint record. We examine why these systems often face function creep when secondary uses are introduced. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ WHAT TO…
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