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.
Temas:
Privacy, Right of > United States.
Identification > United States.
Identification > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Identification
Privacy, Right of
Persönlichkeitsrecht
Identifikation
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Identification: Understanding identification
  • Something you are
  • Something you are assigned
  • Something you know
  • Something you have
  • Identifiers in the fourth dimension
  • Identification, risk and authorization
  • Advanced identification techniques
  • Part 2. The roles of identification and anonymity: Identification and relationships
  • Identification and accountability
  • Anonymity and personality
  • Anonymity and immunity
  • Part 3. Identification cards: Identification cards
  • Data veracity
  • Card security
  • Verifier check
  • Can identification cards be fixed?
  • Part 4. The dangers of digital age identification: The decline of practical obscurity
  • Dossiers and surveillance
  • "Your papers, please"
  • Insecurity
  • Part 5. The way forward: Use identification less
  • Use authorization instead
  • Use diverse identification systems
  • Conclusion.

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