Region
Asia
Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information
No
Transparency in processes to access, review, edit and delete one's identity data
No
Allow digital authentication
No
Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal
No
Claim to have a digital identity
No
Collects or uses biometric data
No
Data Protection Act
No
Digital identity has legal status
No
Entities other than the owner or operator use the digital identity infrastructure
No
Governance structure responsible for de digital identity
Unknown
Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority
No
Identity act or civil registry act
No
Identity authority is subject to courts oversight
No
Identity infrastructure enable at least two sectoral use cases
Unknown
Identity system is under the purview of Freedom of Information Law
No
Legally binding redressal mechanism
None
Name of the identity
National Verification Card (NVC)
Organizations providing funding
Unknown
Organizations providing technical support
Unknown
Personal data breach notification
No
Procedural rules for the ID
No
Qualitative status for implementation
In 2023, Myanmar was consulting with China about implementing a biometric identification system, a move that has alarmed rights activists who worry it could exacerbate the country's human rights issues.The conflict-ridden nation is gearing up to conduct a national census and introduce an electronic identification system to gather demographic and biometric data.
Quantitative status of implementation
Plan
Secondary act or policy for digital identity
No
Transparency about collection, storage and sharing of personal data
No
Type of institutional governance structure
Unknown
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