Region
Africa
Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information
Identity act establishes the identity authority being subject to general oversight of the courts
Allow digital authentication
Unknown
Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal
Collects or uses biometric data
Yes
Digital identity
No
Governance structure responsible for de digital identity
Identity act codifies the digital identities legal status
Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority
Identity act or civil registry act
Unknown
Identity act or secondary policy transparent about the terms of collection, storage and sharing of personal data
Identity system is under the purview of Freedom of Information Law
Legally binding redressal mechanism
Name of the identity
Biometric identity
Qualitative status for implementation
After failed attempts in 2015 and 2020, the Tunisian government has resumed in 2024 the idea of introducing biometrics-based identification documents such as national IDs, residence cards and passports. A bill in this respect has been tabled in Parliament for scrutiny, but rights advocates and civil society organizations have raised concerns about the risk of data breaches, saying the existing data protection legislation in the country is not enough.
Quantitative status of implementation
2
Secondary act or policy for digital identity
No
Type of institutional governance structure