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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782848103321

Titolo

Identity, security and democracy [[electronic resource] ] : the wider social and ethical implications of automated systems for human identification / / edited by Emilio Mordini and Manfred Green

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Oxford, : Ios Press, 2009

ISBN

6612070552

1-282-07055-X

9786612070556

1-4416-0547-9

600-00-1255-1

1-60750-383-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Collana

NATO science for peace and security. Series E, Human and societal dynamics, , 1874-6276 ; ; vol. 49

Altri autori (Persone)

GreenManfred

MordiniE (Emilio)

Disciplina

005.8

Soggetti

Computer security

Data integrity

Data protection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface: Life in a Jar; Acknowledgment; Biographies of Contributors; Contents; Introduction; Human Rights, Identity and Anonymity: Digital Identity and Its Management in e-Society; Towards a Governance of Identity Security Systems; Children's Identity and Security; Privacy and Security; Biometric Recognition: An Overview; Biometrics: Security vs Privacy. A Scientific and Bioethical Point of View; Biometrics, Identification and Practical Ethics; Machine-Readable Bodies Biometrics, Informatization and Surveillance; The Biometric Society - Risks and Opportunities

Ethical and Legal Aspects of Biometrics (Convention 108)Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Deals with the relations between identity, security and democracy. This book shows how full of nuances the process of human identification is.