TY  - JOUR
AB  - 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 platform-generated 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.
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
SN  - 1477-996X
DO  - 10.1108/JICES-02-2018-0014
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-02-2018-0014
AU  - Micheli Marina
AU  - Lutz Christoph
AU  - Büchi Moritz
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Digital footprints: an emerging dimension of digital inequality
T2  - Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 242
EP  - 251
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -