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Electronic Borders

Governments around the world are investing more and more money not only in traditional border security, but also in hi-tech gadgetry designed to create "virtual borders". But is the money well spent?

Governments around the world are investing more and more money in shoring up their international borders. But this is not just a case of armed guards and high fencing; richer countries are using high technology to throw up electronic boundaries. Audrey Tinline examines whether these "virtual borders" will work and whether they're worth the billions of dollars being spent on them.

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10 minutes

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Mon 3 Aug 2009 04:40GMT

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  • Mon 3 Aug 2009 04:40GMT

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