Biometric State

Biometric State
Author: Keith Breckenridge
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2014-10-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107077842


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A groundbreaking study of South Africa's role as a site for global experiments in biometric identification throughout the twentieth century.


Biometric State
Language: en
Pages: 265
Authors: Keith Breckenridge
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-02 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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A groundbreaking study of South Africa's role as a site for global experiments in biometric identification throughout the twentieth century.
Security, Risk and the Biometric State
Language: en
Pages: 323
Authors: Benjamin Muller
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-02-25 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book examines a series of questions associated with the increasing application and implications of biometrics in contemporary everyday life. In the wake of
Our Biometric Future
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Kelly A. Gates
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-01-23 - Publisher: NYU Press

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Since the 1960s, a significant effort has been underway to program computers to “see” the human face—to develop automated systems for identifying faces an
Identification and Citizenship in Africa
Language: en
Pages: 392
Authors: Séverine Awenengo Dalberto
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-09 - Publisher: Routledge

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In the context of a global biometric turn, this book investigates processes of legal identification in Africa ‘from below,’ asking what this means for the r
Security, Risk and the Biometric State
Language: en
Pages: 161
Authors: Benjamin Muller
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-02-25 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book examines a series of questions associated with the increasing application and implications of biometrics in contemporary everyday life. In the wake of