Identity crisis : how identification is overused and misunderstood / Jim Harper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harper, Jim, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Privacy, Right of--United States.

Privacy, Right of.

Identification--United States.

Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Showing an ID doesn't protect against terrorism the way people think. This book explodes the myths surrounding identification and, at the same time, shows the way forward.

Contents:

Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; Part 1: Identification; 2. Understanding Identification; 3. Something You Are; 4. Something You Are Assigned; 5. Something You Know; 6. Something You Have; 7. Identifiers in the Fourth Dimension; 8. Identification, Risk, and Authorization; 9. Advanced Identification Techniques; Part II: The Roles of Identification and Anonymity; 10. Identification and Relationships; 11. Identification and Accountability; 12. Anonymity and Personality; 13. Anonymity and Immunity; Part III: Identification Cards; 14. Identification Cards; 15. Data Veracity; 16. Card Security

17. Verifier Check18. Can Identification Cards Be Fixed?; Part IV: The Dangers of Digital Age Identification; 19. The Decline of Practical Obscurity; 20. Dossiers and Surveillance; 21. ""Your Papers, Please""; 22. Insecurity; Part V; 23. Use Identification Less; 24. Use Authorization Instead; 25. Use Diverse Identification Systems; 26. Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Author; Cato Institute

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611905385

9781601290311

1601290314

9781281905383

1281905380

9781933995366

193399536X

OCLC:

615631600