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=====Digital ID=====

=====Digital ID=====

{{See also|Digital ID}}

{{See also|Digital ID}}

The Ukrainian government in 2020 launched Diia, a digital app that combines identity card, passport, license, vaccination record, registrations, insurance, health reimbursements and social benefits.  In Ukranian, the word “Diia” means “action,” but it's also an acronym in that language, standing for “The State and Me.”  Digital passports and other official documents are now considered legally equivalent to their paper versions, making Ukraine the first country to accomplish this.  Some of the documents available via the app include citizens’ national identification card, a biometric passport, drivers’ licenses, vehicle registration certificates and insurance policies, voter ID, tax documents, birth certificates and [[COVID vaccine]] passport.<ref>https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/ukraine-government-converting-digital-id-system-wartime-tool/</ref>

The Ukrainian government in 2020 launched Diia, a digital app that combines identity card, passport, license, vaccination record, registrations, [[insurance]], health reimbursements and social benefits.  In Ukranian, the word “Diia” means “action,” but it's also an [[acronym]] in that language, standing for “The State and Me.”  Digital passports and other official documents are now considered [[legal]]ly equivalent to their paper versions, making Ukraine the first country to accomplish this.  Some of the documents available via the app include citizens’ national identification card, a biometric passport, drivers’ licenses, vehicle registration certificates and insurance policies, [[voter ID]], tax documents, birth certificates and [[COVID vaccine]] passport.<ref>https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/ukraine-government-converting-digital-id-system-wartime-tool/</ref>

''Wired'' magazine described Ukraine's digital ministry, which operates the Diia app, as a “formidable war machine.”  The Diia app includes the following [[war]]-related features:

''Wired'' magazine described Ukraine's digital ministry, which operates the Diia app, as a “formidable war machine.”  The Diia app includes the following[war-related features:

*A quick way to donate [[money]] to the Ukrainian military, including via [[cryptocurrency]].

*A quick way to donate [[money]] to the Ukrainian military, including via cryptocurrency.

*A chatbot for submitting images and video of Russian troop movements in Ukraine.

*A chatbot for submitting images and video of [[Russia]]n troop movements in Ukraine.

*24-hour streaming access to [[television]] stations and newscasts from Ukraine.

*24-hour streaming access to [[television]] stations and newscasts from Ukraine.

*A chatbox where users can submit photos and videos that resembles a similar tool employed by [[New York City]] fascist authorities in 2020 for the reporting of [[social distancing]] violations.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/us/social-distancing-rules-coronavirus.html</ref>

*A chatbox where users can submit photos and [[video]]s that resembles a similar tool employed by [[New York City]] fascist authorities in 2020 for the reporting of [[social distancing]] violations.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/us/social-distancing-rules-coronavirus.html</ref>

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, was praised by the [[World Economic Forum]] (WEF) for his work, in establishing the Diia app.<ref>https://www.weforum.org/people/mykhailo-fedorov</ref>  Fedorov called for a crew of developers, designers, marketers and “security specialists” to join a volunteer “IT Army” — with 300,000 volunteers having been attracted.  The online army's tasks include sharing the IP addresses of Russian websites and companies, in order for them to be targeted by [[DDoS]] (directed denial of service) attacks in an effort to knock them offline.

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, was praised by the [[World Economic Forum]] (WEF) for his work, in establishing the Diia app.<ref>https://www.weforum.org/people/mykhailo-fedorov</ref>  Fedorov called for a crew of developers, designers, marketers and “security specialists” to join a volunteer “IT Army” — with 300,000 volunteers having been attracted.  The online army's tasks include sharing the [[IP address]]es of Russian [[website]]s and companies, in order for them to be targeted by [[DDoS]] (directed denial of service) attacks in an effort to knock them offline.

Fedorov described [[Twitter]] as “part of our war effort.”<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60608222</ref> Fedorov described the digital battlefield as “our home turf,” while ''[[The New York Times]]'' also reported on how Fedorov “has turned technology, cryptocurrency and [[social media]] into modern [[weapon]]s of war.”  According to the ''Times'', Fedorov stated: “They [the Russians] have failed to notice that… governments must move towards becoming more and more like tech companies, rather than being rigid like a tank, like a war machine.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/technology/ukraine-minister-war-digital.html</ref>

Fedorov described [[Twitter]] as “part of our war effort.”<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60608222</ref> Fedorov described the digital battlefield as “our home turf,” while ''[[The New York Times]]'' also reported on how Fedorov “has turned [[technology]], [[cryptocurrency]] and [[social media]] into modern [[weapon]]s of [[war]].”  According to the ''Times'', Fedorov stated: “They [the Russians] have failed to notice that… [[government]]s must move towards becoming more and more like tech companies, rather than being rigid like a [[tank]], like a war machine.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/12/technology/ukraine-minister-war-digital.html</ref>

=====Hackers and IT specialists=====

=====Hackers and IT specialists=====

The Ukrainians champion the use of face-scanning software from the U.S. tech firm Clearview AI. Some military and technology analysts worry that the strategy could backfire, inflaming anger over a shock campaign directed at mothers.

The Ukrainians champion the use of face-scanning software from the U.S. tech firm Clearview AI. Some military and technology analysts worry that the strategy could backfire, inflaming anger over a shock campaign directed at mothers.

Stephanie Hare, a surveillance researcher in London, said it is “classic [[psychological warfare]]” and could set a dangerous new standard for future conflicts.  “If it were Russian soldiers doing this with Ukrainian mothers, we might say, ‘Oh, my God, that’s barbaric.’ And is it actually working? Or is it making them say: ‘Look at these lawless, cruel Ukrainians, doing this to our boys?’ ”

Stephanie Hare, a surveillance researcher in [[London]], said it is “classic [[psychological warfare]]” and could set a dangerous new standard for future conflicts.  “If it were Russian soldiers doing this with Ukrainian mothers, we might say, ‘Oh, my God, that’s [[barbaric]].’ And is it actually working? Or is it making them say: ‘Look at these lawless, cruel Ukrainians, doing this to our boys?’ ”

Clearview AI’s chief executive, Hoan Ton-That, told ''The Washington Post'' that more than 340 officials across five Ukrainian government agencies now can use its tool to run facial recognition searches whenever they want, free of charge.  Clearview employees held weekly, sometimes daily, training calls over Zoom with new police and military officials looking to gain access. Ton-That recounted several “‘oh, wow’ moments” as the Ukrainians witnessed how much data — including family photos, social media posts and relationship details — they could gather from a single cadaver scan.  Some of the Ukraininas used Clearview's mobile app to scan faces while on the battlefield.

Clearview AI’s chief executive, Hoan Ton-That, told ''The Washington Post'' that more than 340 officials across five Ukrainian government agencies now can use its tool to run facial recognition searches whenever they want, free of charge.  Clearview employees held weekly, sometimes daily, training calls over Zoom with new police and military officials looking to gain access. Ton-That recounted several “‘oh, wow’ moments” as the Ukrainians witnessed how much data — including family photos, social media posts and relationship details — they could gather from a single cadaver scan.  Some of the Ukraininas used Clearview's mobile app to scan faces while on the battlefield.

==Ukraine aid/2022 Midterm election scandal==

==Ukraine aid/2022 Midterm election scandal==