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Digital footprints: an emerging dimension of digital inequality

Micheli, Marina; Lutz, Christoph; Büchi, Moritz (2018). Digital footprints: an emerging dimension of digital inequality. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 16(3):242-251.

Abstract

Purpose:This conceptual contribution is based on the observation that digital inequalities literature has not sufficiently considered digital footprints as an important social differentiator. The purpose of the paper is to inspire current digital inequality frameworks to include this new dimension. Design/methodology/Approach: Literature on digital inequalities is combined with research on privacy, big data and algorithms. The focus on current findings from an interdisciplinary point of view allows for a synthesis of different perspectives and conceptual development of digital footprints as a new dimension of digital inequality. Findings: Digital footprints originate from active content creation, passive participation and platformgenerated data. The literature review shows how different social groups may experience systematic advantages or disadvantages based on their digital footprints. A special emphasis should be on those at the margins, for example, users of low socioeconomic background. Originality/value: By combining largely independent Research fields, the contribution opens new avenues for studying digital inequalities, including innovative methodologies to do so.

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Item Type:Journal Article, not_refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Department of Communication and Media Research
Dewey Decimal Classification:070 News media, journalism & publishing
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > Communication
Social Sciences & Humanities > Philosophy
Social Sciences & Humanities > Sociology and Political Science
Physical Sciences > Computer Networks and Communications
Uncontrolled Keywords:Algorithms, digital inequality, privacy, online participation, algorithms, big data, digital divide, digital footprints, passive participation
Language:English
Date:3 June 2018
Deposited On:25 Feb 2019 10:54
Last Modified:27 May 2025 03:43
Publisher:Emerald Publishing
ISSN:1477-996X
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-02-2018-0014
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