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Table 2 List of included articles

From: Big Data and discrimination: perils, promises and solutions. A systematic review

Author, Year, Country

Design

Participants

Discipline

Field of application

Definition of discrimination

Reference to legislation/regulatory text

Ajana (2015) [1], UK

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Migration

Unequal treatment

 

Ajunwa et al. (2016) [2], USA

Theoretical

 

Bioethics

Employment

Not given—self explanatory

 

Bakken and Reame (2016) [6], USA

Theoretical

 

Bioethics

Healthcare research

Not applicable—digital divide

 

Barocas and Selbst (2016) [8], USA

Theoretical

 

Law

Employment

Disparate treatment/disparate impact

 

Berendt and Preibusch (2014) [10], Belgium-UK

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Juridical—legally protected classes

 

Berendt and Preibusch (2017) [11], Belgium-UK

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Illegitimate discrimination on grounds of four protected attributes

 

Boyd and Crawford (2012) [12], Australia-USA

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Digital divide in research

Not applicable—digital divide

 

Brannon (2017) [13], USA

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Social disparity

Not given—inequality

 

Brayne (2017) [14], USA

Qualitative

A sample of Employees of LAPD (Officers and Civilians)

Social Sciences

Policing/criminology

Not given—inequality

 

Calders and Verwer (2010) [17], Netherlands

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Not given—self explanatory

 

Casanas i Comabella and Wanat (2015)  [18], UK

Theoretical

 

Bioethics

Digital divide in research

Not applicable—digital divide

 

Cato et al. [19], USA

Theoretical

 

Bioethics

Healthcare

Not given—injustice

Belmont Report; 1976

Chouldechova (2017) [20], USA

Other

A sample of Caucasian/African American US Defendants

Computer Science

US criminal justice system

Disparate impact

 

Citron and Pasquale (2014) [21], USA

Theoretical

 

Law

Credit scoring

Not given—reference to protected classes

 

Cohen et al. (2017) [22], USA

Theoretical

 

Bioethics

Healthcare

Not given—inequality

 

d’Alessandro et al. (2017) [25], USA

Theoretical

 

Computer Science

Various

Disparate treatment/disparate impact

 

de Vries (2010) [27], Belgium

Theoretical

 

Philosophy

Various

Unwarranted discrimination

 

Francis and Francis (2017) [30], USA

Theoretical

 

Law

Healthcare and healthcare research

Not given—stigmatization and harm

 

Hajian and Domingo-Ferrer (2013) [32], Spain

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Not given—self explanatory

 

Hajian et al. (2014) [33], Spain

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Unfair or unequal treatment

Australian Legislation 2008; European Union Legislation 2009

Hajian et al. (2015) [34], Italy-Spain

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Unfair or unequal treatment

Australian Legislation 2014; European Union Legislation 2014

Hildebrandt and Koops (2010) [35], USA

Theoretical

 

Law

Ambient intelligence

Unlawful/unfair discrimination

 

Hirsch (2015) [36], USA

Theoretical

 

Law

Various

Not given—elusive concept

 

Hoffman (2010) [37], USA

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Employment

Unlawful discrimination on basis of disability

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 1990; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), 2003; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 1996

Hoffman (2017) [38], USA

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Employment

Unlawful discrimination on basis of disability

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 1990; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), 2003; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 1996

Holtzhausen (2016) [39], USA

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Various

Not given—self explanatory

 

Kamiran and Calders (2012) [42], Netherlands-UK

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Unfair and unequal treatment

Australian Sex Discrimination Act, 1984; US Equal Pay Act, 1963; US Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 1974; European Council Directive, 2004

Kamiran et al. (2013) [43], Netherlands-Saudi Arabia-UK

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Unfair and unequal treatment

Australian Sex Discrimination Act, 1984; US Equal Pay Act, 1963

Kennedy and Moss (2015) [44], UK

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Society and culture

Not given—self explanatory

 

Kroll et al. (2017) [45], USA

Theoretical

 

Law

Various

Not given—opposite of fair treatment

 

Kuempel (2016) [46], USA

Theoretical

 

Law

Various

Not given—self explanatory

 

Le Meur et al. (2015) [47], France

Quantitative

A sample of pregnant women

Bioethics

Healthcare

Not given

 

Leese (2014) [48], Germany

Theoretical

 

Ethics

Aviation/migration

Principle of equality and non discrimination

[60]; European Convention on Human Rights, 1953; Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 1958

Lerman (2013) [49], USA

Theoretical

 

Law

Digital divide in social participation

Social marginalization/exclusion

 

Lupton (2015) [51], Australia

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Society

Not given—stigmatization

 

MacDonnell (2015) [53], Ireland

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Insurance

Not given

 

Mantelero (2016) [54], China-Italy

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Various

Unjust or prejudicial treatment

 

Mao et al. (2015)  [55], USA

Quantitative

A sample of citizens from Cote D’Ivoire

Social Sciences

Economic development

Not given—related to social and economic disparity

 

Newell and Marabelli (2015) [58], UK-USA

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Various

Not given—Harm towards vulnerable individuals

 

Nielsen et al. (2017) [58], Brasil-USA

Quantitative

A sample of Twitter users in Brazil

Social sciences

Public health

Not given—self explanatory

 

Pak et al. (2017) [60], Belgium

Quantitative

Citizens of Brussels using “Fix My Street” App

Social Science

Urban and social involvement

Not given—social exclusion/disparity

 

Peppet (2014) [62], USA

Theoretical

 

Law

Various

Illegal or unwanted discrimination

 

Ploug and Holm (2017) [64], Denmark

Theoretical

 

Bioethics

Society

Differential treatment and stigmatization

 

Pope and Sydnor (2011) [66], USA

Other

Full sample of UI claimants from the State of New Jersey between 1995 and 1997

Computer Science

Employment

Not given—self explanatory

 

Romei et al. (2013) [70], Italy

Quantitative

Italian female researchers

Computer Science

Academia

Unjustified distinction of individuals based on their membership

European Union Legislation, 2010

Ruggieri et al. (2010) [71], Italy

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Juridical

Australian Legislation, 2010; European Union Legislation, 2010; United Nations Legislation, 2010; U.K. Legislation, 2010; U.S. Federal Legislation, 2010

Sharon (2016) [74], Netherlands

Theoretical

 

Bioethics

Healthcare and Healthcare Research

Not given—self explanatory

 

Schermer (2011) [73], Netherlands

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Not Defined

Not given—self explanatory/Stigmatization

 

Susewind [76], Germany

Quantitative

Selected Asian countries

Social Sciences

Various

Not given—self explanatory

 

Taylor (2016) [78], Netherlands

Qualitative

West Africa Population (Cote d’Azur)

Social Sciences

Surveillance

Not given—self explanatory

 

Taylor (2017) [79], Netherlands

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Various

Disparity/inequality/exclusion

 

Timmis et al. (2016) [80], UK

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Education

Not given—social exclusion/disparity

 

Turow et al. (2015) [81], USA

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Marketing

Social discrimination

 

Vaz et al. (2017) [83], Canada

Quantitative

 

Social Sciences

Urban development

Social inequalities

 

Veale (2017) [84], UK

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Various

Not given—opposite of fairness and equality

 

Voigt (2017) [85], Canada

Theoretical

 

Social Sciences

Healthcare

Inequality

 

Zarate et al. (2016) [91], USA

Qualitative

Participants of the PGP (Personal Genome Project)

Bioethics

Various

Not given—self explanatory

 

Zarsky (2014) [93], Israel

Theoretical

 

Law

Various

Illusive concept—unfair or Unequal Treatment of the individual

 

Zarsky (2016) [92], Israel

Theoretical

 

Law

Credit scoring

Unfairness and inequality

 

Zliobaite and Custers (2016) [95], Finland-Netherlands

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Juridical

Race Equality Directive (2000/43/EC), Employment Equality Directive (2007/78/EC), Gender Recast Directive (2006/54/EC), Gender Goods and Services Directive (2006/113/EC)

Zliobaite (2017) [94], Finland-Netherlands

Other

 

Computer Science

Various

Adversary treatment of people based on belonging to some group

Race Equality Directive (2000/43/EC), Employment Equality Directive (2007/78/EC), Gender Recast Directive (2006/54/EC), Gender Goods and Services Directive (2006/113/EC)