Perceptions of government technology, surveillance and privacy: The UK identity cards scheme

New Directions in Surveillance and Privacy

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 133-156

  Whitley, Edgar A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84865497154     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781843927266     Document Type: Chapter

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