An integrated national identification (ID) system offers a means to fast-track the development process by providing the most efficient way to identify people in

Throughout history, governments have sought more efficient ways to count, tax, allocate, monitor and order the activities of their citizens. Watner and McElroy

This is the only comprehensive political history of national ID card proposals and identity policing developments in the United States.

National identity cards are in the news. While paper ID documents have been used in some countries for a long time, today's rapid growth features high-tech IDs

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