{"product_id":"unfair-id-9781529621778","title":"Unfair ID","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in an age of digital ID. Through the digitisation of our biometric and demographic selves, digital ID converts human beings into digital data, which in turn mediates access to services and rights  be they public or private, commercial or not-for-profit, essential or non-essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllegedly designed to improve services, and to aid humanitarianism and social inclusion, digital ID has multiple hidden complexities. From denying access to essential goods, to algorithmic bias, to the sharing of sensitive data about vulnerable groups  digital ID is not necessarily just, or balanced, or helping. It is often severely unfair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a journey into stories of unfair ID. Exploring examples across sectors, countries and data-managed populations, it takes a data justice perspective on what this unfairness effectively means for the users of digital identity systems. Examples range from denial of food rations to eligible beneficiaries, to the searchability of asylum-s\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50067016483159,"sku":"9781529621778","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529621778.jpg?v=1740544796","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unfair-id-9781529621778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}