An insurance company has increased premiums for those with Hotmail address. The machine learning algorithm decided that Hotmail users are more likely to crash.
“Certain domain names are associated with more accidents than others.”
However, this is not the first such instance.
MOTORISTS are being stung for almost £1,000 more to insure cars if their name is Mohammed.
Top firms Admiral, Marks & Spencer, Bell, Elephant and Diamond all give far lower quotes when the driver has the English name John, a Sun investigation reveals.
At what point is enough is enough? When will we start protecting our personal information and demand transparency regarding costs and fees?