Identifying citizens: ID cards as surveillance

New ID card systems are proliferating around the world. These may use digitized fingerprints or photos using a scanner & may rely on computerized registries of personal information. In this book, David Lyon argues that such IDs represent a fresh phase in the long-term attempts of modern states t...

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Main Author: Lyon, David 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Polity 2009
Edition:1. publ.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:New ID card systems are proliferating around the world. These may use digitized fingerprints or photos using a scanner & may rely on computerized registries of personal information. In this book, David Lyon argues that such IDs represent a fresh phase in the long-term attempts of modern states to find stable ways of identifying citizens.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:viii, 208 p. ill.
ISBN:9780745641553
9780745641560

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