When biometrics fail : gender, race, and the technology of identity / Shoshana Amielle Magnet.

"From digital fingerprinting to iris and retina recognition, biometric identification systems are a multibillion dollar industry and an integral part of post-9/11 national security strategy. Yet these technologies often fail to work. The scientific literature on their accuracy and reliability d...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Duke)
Main Author:	Magnet, Shoshana
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Durham : Duke University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Biometric identification. Biometric identification > Political aspects. Biometric identification > Social aspects.