Why governments struggle with ID
This week we're speaking to Professor Edgar Whitley - an expert on the design and implementation of ID systems.
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Post date
26th March 2026
English
Links
- More about Edgar Whitley
- More about the London School of Economics and ID
- Gus and Edgar's joint publications:
- Global challenges for identity policies
- Global Identity Policies and Technology: Do we Understand the Question? An open access paper
- Book chapter on Aadhaar - Edgar's report on Women and ID
- More information on Aadhaar in India
- PI Initial analysis of the Indian supreme court decision on Aadhaar
- More about the Indian Supreme Court case
- The Windrush scandal
- Interviews with people in Kenya who had been double registered
- Yes Minister TV show including the famous Big Brother episode
- The Clarkson toothpick incident
- The Washington Post raid
Previous podcasts:
- Double Registration - The trouble with Identity in Kenya
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