Identifying Citizens: ID Cards as Surveillance

by David Lyon

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745641563
• ISBN13: 9780745641560
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"