Biometrics, identification and surveillance

Bioethics

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 499-508

  Lyon, David ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biometrics; Body; Classification; Identification; Other; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOMETRY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; RECORDS AS TOPIC;

EID: 54049141308     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2008.00697.x     Document Type: Review

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