Region
Africa
Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information
Unknown
Transparency in processes to access, review, edit and delete one's identity data
No
Allow digital authentication
Unknown
Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal
Unknown
Claim to have a digital identity
No
Collects or uses biometric data
Yes
Data Protection Act
Yes
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
Unknown
Identity authority is subject to courts oversight
No
Identity infrastructure enable at least two sectoral use cases
No
Identity system is under the purview of Freedom of Information Law
No
Legally binding redressal mechanism
None
Name of the identity
Biometric identity
Organizations providing funding
Organizations providing technical support
Unknown
Personal data breach notification
No
Procedural rules for the ID
No
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
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