Throughout history, governments have sought more efficient ways to
count, tax, allocate, monitor and order the activities of their
citizens. Watner and McElroy have compiled a collection of essays
that present the historical, religious, moral and practical
arguments against government identification. The articles look at
several government naming practices and the census and discuss how
the collection of seemingly innocent data could be used to commit
abuses. Section one recounts the history of what we now call
national ID. Section two covers contemporary technologies, such as
microchips, email tracking and camera-based surveillance systems,
applying to each the test, ""How would this catch terrorists or
other criminals without destroying the rights of peaceable
people?"" Section three imagines a future of rebellion against a
government tracking its citizens in the name of security, but
offers some hope that American culture does not lend itself to the
fanatical control that a high-tech national ID system could make
possible.
General
| Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2003 |
| First published: |
2004 |
| Editors: |
Carl Watner
• Wendy McElroy
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
318 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-1595-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-7864-1595-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780786415953 |
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