Britain's identity crisis [biometric ID cards].

Britain's identity crisis [biometric ID cards].

To help in its fight against fraud, illegal immigration, organized crime, and terrorism, the British government proposed the issuance of a national identity card and an accompanying identity verification database system. The card-database combination is expected to provide a foolproof identify check...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 43, 1 (2006).
Main Author: Guizzo, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Britain.
UK.
Biometric ID cards.
Government-controlled central database.
Identity crisis.
Identity theft.
Microchip.
Personal information.
Terrorism.