Inadequate consultation with Māori over changes to digital identity

Maori data specialists say government agencies are ignoring them while carrying on extending the reach of facial recognition technology. An advocate of Maori data sovereignty, Janelle Riki-Waaka says crucial protections have been left out of a bill before Parliament. The Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Bill sets up a legal framework for how a person is identified online. Janelle Riki-Waaka tells Kathryn Ryan a requirement for partnership with Maori to be added to the accreditation regime had been asked for in a hui with officials. Janelle is MC-ing the Digital Trust Hui Taumata Summit 2022 at Te Papa.