Introducing national e-ID card in the absence of any specific privacy and data protection laws in Tanzania: Threat to Privacy? : -

Abstract

The national e-ID cards have a long history and each nation use various technologies to deliver their ID`cards like smart cards, one time passwords, mobile phones and software based certificates to prove the identity of her citizens. Tanzania is among the East African countries that is in the process of issuing e-ID card to her citizens and foreigners in the absence of any specific privacy laws.Proposals for the establishment of national e-ID cards have provoked public outrage and political division in several countries basing on privacy concern. The study provides an in depth understanding of the critical issues and options surrounding the establishment of national e-ID card in the absence of data protection laws covering Tanzania in comparison with EU Data Protection Principles.