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Find more info., search and price compare for Playing the Identity Card: Surveillance, security and identification in global perspective by Binding: Paperback, 1 edition, 288 pages Publisher: Routledge Weight: 1 pound Dimension: H: 0.8 x L: 9.1 x W: 6.1 inches ISBN 10: 0415465648 ISBN 13: 9780415465649 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: National identity cards are in the news. While paper ID documents have been used in some countries for a long time, today's rapid growth features high tech IDs with built in biometrics and RFID chips. Both long term trends towards e Government and the more recent responses to 9/11 have prompted the quest for more stable identity systems. Commercial pressures mix with security rationales to catalyze ID development, aimed at accuracy, efficiency and speed. New ID systems also depend on computerized national registries. Many questions are raised about new IDs but they are often limited by focusing on the cards themselves or on privacy. Playing the Identity Card shows not only the benefits of how the state can see citizens better using these instruments but also the challenges this raises for civil liberties and human rights. ID cards are part of a broader trend towards intensified surveillance and as such are understood very differently according to the history and cultures of the countries concerned. |
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