Categorii: John Wiley, Neclasificate
Limba: Engleza
Data publicării: 2009
Editura: Polity Press
Tip copertă: Paperback
Nr Pag: 218
ISBN: 9780745641560
Dimensiuni: l: 14cm | H: 22cm
New ID card systems are proliferating around the world. These may use digitized fingerprints or photos, may be contactless, using a scanner, and above all, may rely on computerized registries of personal information. In this timely new contribution, 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.