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When Biometrics Fail

By Magnet, Shoshana Amielle

When Biometrics Fail

By Magnet, Shoshana Amielle

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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 documents widespread and frequent technical malfunction. Shoshana Amielle Magnet argues that these systems fail so often because rendering bodies in biometric code falsely assumes that people’s bodies are the same and that individual bodies are stable, or unchanging, over time. By focusing on the moments when biometrics fail, Magnet shows that the technologies work differently, and fail to function more often, on women, people of color, and people with disabilities. Her assessment emphasizes the state’s use of biometrics to control and classify vulnerable and marginalized populations-including prisoners, welfare recipients, immigrants, and refugees-and to track individuals beyond the nation’s territorial boundaries. When Biometrics Fail is a timely, important contribution to thinking about the security state, surveillance, identity, technology, and human rights.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2011-11-11
Publication Date:
2011-11-11
Publisher:
Duke University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0822351358
ISBN13:
9780822351351
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
322 g
Height:
154 cm
Width:
233 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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