IDs -- Not That Easy: Questions About Nationwide Identity Systems

by Committee on Authentication Technologies and Their Privacy Implications, National Research Council, Stephen T. Kent (Editor), Lynette I. Millett, (Editor)

This report is part of a larger study on authentication technologies -- which involve verifying an individual's assertion of identity -- and the privacy implications of these technologies. In response to the Sept. 11 attacks and subsequent discussions specifically about nationwide identity systems, the committee issued this brief report; a final report is expected in late 2002.

74 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2002