Identifying Citizens
Author | : David Lyon |
Publisher | : Polity |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2009-06-29 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0745641563 |
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New ID card systems are proliferating around the world. These may use digitized fingerprints or photos using a scanner & may rely on computerized registries of personal information. In this book, 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.