Lyon David:
Identifying Citizens
Id Cards As Surveillance
Blackwell Publishers (United Kingdom), 2009
Paperback, 192 pages
Size: 216x141 mm
ISBN: 9780745641560
ISBN-10: 0745641563
List price: £14.99
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Identifying Citizens
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.
