The goals of this book are to provide a comprehensive review of identity policies as they are being implemented in various countries around the world, to consider the key arenas where identity policies are developed and to provide intellectual coherence for making sense of these various activities.

Autorentext
EDGAR A. WHITLEY is the Reader in Information Systems in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Edgar's research interests include identity management, privacy and consent. He is co-editor of the journal Information Technology and People. For more information please see http://personal.lse.ac.uk/whitley.

GUS HOSEIN is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science where he lectures and researches on technology policy. He is a Senior Fellow with Privacy International in London where he co-ordinates international research and campaigns on civil liberties. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the American Civil Liberties Union, advising on international technology and liberty issues. He advises a number of international, governmental, non-governmental, and private sector organisations on data governance, civil liberties, and privacy. Most recently, he advised the United Nations Refugees Agency and theUN Special Rapporteur on Terrorism and Human Rights. He has a B.Math from the University of Waterloo and a PhD from the University of London. He is also a Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS CITP) and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA). For more information please see http://personal.lse.ac.uk/hosein.

Inhalt
The Challenge Of Identity Policies A Review Of National Identity Policies The LifeCycle Of Identity Policy In The United Kingdom The Proposed National Identity Scheme For The United Kingdom Due Process And ShortCircuiting Debate Due Process And The Politics Of Science And Technology Intentional Ambiguity About Technology Technological Expertise And Decision Making: A Case Of Misplaced Certainty? The Scheme Five Years On The Prospects For Effective Identity Policies