Empowerment or repression? Opening up questions of identification and surveillance in Brazil through a case of 'identity fraud'

A real but typical case of identity fraud is used to open up the complex web of identification systems in Brazil. It is argued that identification has two poles related to the nature of citizenship—repression and inclusion—and that reactions from citizens to new identification schemes can be attribu...

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Autor principal: Murakami Wood, David (Autor)
Otros Autores: Firmino, Rodrigo (Otro)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2009
En:In: Identity in the Information Society 2(2009), 3, Seite 297
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Identity
Identification
ID cards
Surveillance
Brazil
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Sumario:A real but typical case of identity fraud is used to open up the complex web of identification systems in Brazil. It is argued that identification has two poles related to the nature of citizenship—repression and inclusion—and that reactions from citizens to new identification schemes can be attributed to how they view the purpose of the cards in these terms. In Brazil, a sense of inclusion and citizenship based on a fear of anonymity and exclusion predominates leading to widespread support amongst even critics of state activities. However, this may be undermined by the lack of state preparation for an information society, particularly the absence of meaningful data protection laws.
DOI:10.1007/s12394-010-0038-y