Biometric technologies, such as finger- or facial-scan, are being deployed across a variety of social contexts in order to facilitate and guarantee identity verification and authentication. This book critically analyses these technologies in terms of the application of biopolitical power ¿ corporate, military and governmental ¿ on the human body.
- ISBN: 978-0-415-87487-8
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 23/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés