Identifying Citizens (Themes for the 21st Century Series): ID Cards as Surveillance

by David Lyon (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $57.57

  New ID card systems are proliferating. These may use digitized fingerprints or photos, may be contactless, using a scanner, and above all, may rely on computerized registries of personal information. This book argues that such IDs represent a fresh phase in the long-term attempts of modern states to find stable ways of identifying citizens.