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Identity crisis : how identification is overused and misunderstood /

The advance of identification technology--biometrics, identity cards, surveillance, databases, dossiers--threatens privacy, civil liberties, and related human interests. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, demands for identification in the name of security have increased. In this insi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harper, Jim, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The advance of identification technology--biometrics, identity cards, surveillance, databases, dossiers--threatens privacy, civil liberties, and related human interests. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, demands for identification in the name of security have increased. In this insightful book, Jim Harper takes readers inside identification--a process everyone uses every day but few people have ever thought about.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 276 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781933995366
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