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Coded Injustice: Surveillance and Discrimination in Denmark’s Automated Welfare State

Amnesty International · published 2024-11-13 · EUR 18/8709/2024

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amnesty-coded-injustice · last checked 2026-10-09 · voice: civil society · origin: global north

Affected-community and human-rights voice, based partly on interviews with benefit recipients. Danish authorities dispute parts of its findings.

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    Algorithmic fraud control in public welfare can subject benefit recipients to mass surveillance and discriminate against marginalized groups; human-rights groups argue such systems should be paused until shown to be lawful and fair.

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