Region
Latin America
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
Yes
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
Yes
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
Yes
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
ID Uruguay
Qualitative status for implementation
Implementing strategically and iteratively. Uruguay’s digital ID initiative is a long-term and continuously evolving programme. Its legal and political framework was established in 2009 with the enactment of law 18600, which set the foundation for electronic ID and signatures. The market and technical infrastructure, including the accreditation of providers and the integration of cloud services, were developed prior to the launch of services in 2019.
Quantitative status of implementation
4
Secondary act or policy for digital identity
Yes
Type of institutional governance structure