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America identifiedLisa S. Nelson

America identified

Lisa S. Nelson
2010270 pages
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The use of biometric technology for identification has gone from Orwellian fantasy to everyday reality. This technology, which verifies or recognizes a person's identity based on physiological, anatomical, or behavioral patterns (including fingerprints, retina, handwriting, and keystrokes), has been deployed for such purposes as combating welfare fraud, screening airplane passengers, and identifying terrorists. The accompanying controversy has pitted those who praise the technology's accuracy and efficiency against advocates for privacy and civil liberties. In America Identified, Lisa Nelson…

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4 editions
  • Other · English · 2018
    MIT Press · 272 pages · 9780262289689
  • Other · English · 2011
    MIT Press · 258 pages · 9780262014779
  • Other · English · 2010
    MIT Press · 272 pages · 9780262290074
  • Other · English · 2010
    MIT Press · 267 pages · 9781282978478
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