41 pages 1 hour read

Virginia Eubanks

Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

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In Automating Inequality, Virginia Eubanks delivers a compelling critique of how data-driven technologies entrench social inequities. Many reviewers praise her thorough research and engaging writing style. However, some argue she overlooks potential benefits of technology in policy reform. Overall, the book is regarded as a crucial examination of digital justice.

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Who Should Read Automating Inequality?

Readers who are interested in the intersection of technology, social justice, and public policy would find Automating Inequality by Virginia Eubanks compelling. Fans of Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil or The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander will appreciate Eubanks' exploration of how automated systems exacerbate inequality.

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Reading Age

18+years

Book Details

Topics
Technology
Politics / Government
Sociology
Themes
Society: Economics
Values/Ideas: Justice & Injustice
Society: Class
Genre
Technology