New surveillance technologies and their publics: A case of biometrics

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 842-857

  Martin, Aaron K ^a   Donovan, Kevin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

biometrics; identification; information technology; privacy; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BIOMETRY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POLICY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC OPINION; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE; BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION; COMMUNICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84940848829     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662513514173     Document Type: Article

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