Search Results for: Documenting Individual Identity

This book addresses one of the least studied yet most pervasive aspects of modern life--the techniques and mechanisms by which official agencies certify individ

Jensen and Draffan look at the way machine readable devices that track our identities and purchases have infiltrated our lives and have come to define our cultu

After World War II, tracing and documenting Nazi victims emerged against the background of millions of missing persons and early compensation proceedings. This

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

Identifying the individual in the 20th century has given rise to technical innovations including fingerprint analysis and DNA profiling, as well as methods for