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Author:   John Woodward ,  Nicholas Orlans ,  Peter Higgins
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.916kg
ISBN:  

9780072222272

ISBN 10:   0072222271
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   16 January 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Authentication and Biometrics Overview 1: How Authentication Technologies Work 2: How Biometrics Work Part II: Types of Biometrics 3: Fingerprint and Hand Geometry 4: Facial and Voice Recognition 5: Eye Biometrics: Iris and Retina Scanning 6: Signature Recognition and Keystroke Dynamics 7: Esoteric Biometrics Part III: Issues Involving Biometrics 8: Biometric Liveness Testing 9: Biometrics in Large-Scale Systems 10: Biometric Standards 11: Biometric Testing and Evaluation Part IV: Privacy, Policy, and Legal Concerns Raised by Biometrics 12: Biometrics and Privacy 13: Legal Considerations of Government Use of Biometrics 14: Case Study: Super Bowl Surveillance 15: The Law and Private-Sector Use of Biometrics Part V: Review of Selected Biometrics Programs 16: Government and Military Programs 17: Searching the FBI’s Civil Files: Public Safety v. Civil Liberty 18: Private-Sector Programs 19: Biometrics and the Feasibility of a National ID Card Part VI: Appendixes A: Resources B: Publicly Held Companies Offering Biometric Services

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John Woodward is a senior policy analyst at RAND where he works on national security, intelligence, and technology policy issues. He is particularly interested in biometrics and surveillance technologies. He has testified about these technologies before Congress and the congressionally created Commission on Online Child Protection. Prior to joining RAND full-time in 2000, Mr. Woodward served as an Operations Officer for the Central Intelligence Agency for twelve years. His overseas assignments included tours in East Asia and East Africa. Mr. Woodward received his Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. He was a Thouron Scholar at the London School of Economics, University of London, where he received his M.S. in Economics. He received his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He served as a law clerk to the Hon. Roderick R. McKelvie, a U.S. District Court Judge in Wilmington, Delaware.

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