DMV Databases and the Price of A Driver'S License
California's decision to share driver's license data nationally puts over a million undocumented residents at new risk; these books explain how identity systems, government databases, and immigration enforcement intersect to reshape privacy and trust.
Optimized for books about books about how state ID systems, data sharing, and federal compliance create privacy and enforcement risks for immigrants.
In the Shadow of LibertyAna Raquel MinianProvides rigorous historical and policy context on how immigration enforcement shapes migrant lives and institutions,...Shelf signal: Immigration & Emigration
The Undocumented AmericansKarla Cornejo VillavicencioA personal, investigative portrait of undocumented life that illuminates the risks individuals face when state data...Shelf signal: Immigration & Emigration
The Death and Life of Aida HernandezAaron Bobrow-StrainA close narrative of one immigrant's legal and bureaucratic struggles that shows how government records and eligibility...Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino Biography
Known CitizenSarah E. IgoExplains the rise of pervasive identity practices and how public records and classification systems shape citizenship...Shelf signal: Privacy & Surveillance
Weapons of Math DestructionCathy O'Neil, Cathy O'NeilAnalyzes how opaque data systems and algorithms produce social harms, useful for understanding risks when DMV datasets...Shelf signal: Machine Learning
Paradise PlunderedSteven P. Erie, Vladimir KoganExamines California governance failures and tradeoffs, offering context for state decisions balancing federal...Shelf signal: Local Government