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

Summary

Comprehensive 80+ page investigative report on UDK/ATP's use of fraud-control algorithms. Documents 4 ML models (Fictitious Employment, Really Single, Unusual Sickness Absence, Model Abroad) with technical details obtained via FOI. Reports on SPARK cloud infrastructure, data merging from 10+ government registers, human rights impacts including discrimination risks for migrants, refugees, racialised groups, people with disabilities. Includes interviews with 34 stakeholders, 2 focus groups, survey of 25 women's shelters. Argues system may constitute prohibited social scoring under EU AI Act.