Technology companies , including Apple , Facebook , Mastercard , Microsoft and Palantir , are seeking sustainable ways of measuring , connecting and identifying displaced people . A 2015 United Nations commitment to a “ legal identity for all ” by 2030 means that nearly all major aid agencies are developing digital identity programmes to deal with displacement . No technology is invulnerable to error, and no database, no matter how secure, is 100% protected from a breach. However , critics argue that such programmes could potentially expose vulnerable people to exploitation . The World Bank estimates that over 143 million people in Latin America , Southeast Asia and sub - Saharan Africa will become permanently displaced by 2050 .
Technology companies , including Apple , Facebook , Mastercard , Microsoft and Palantir , are seeking sustainable ways of measuring , connecting and identifying displaced people . A 2015 United Nations commitment to a “ legal identity for all ” by 2030 means that nearly all major aid agencies are developing digital identity programmes to deal with displacement . However , critics argue that such programmes could potentially expose vulnerable people to exploitation . The World Bank estimates that over 143 million people in Latin America , Southeast Asia and sub - Saharan Africa will become permanently displaced by 2050 .