Evidence robots acquiring racial and class prejudices

Recently, my application for insurance for a classic car I'd bought was refused. It was a first for me and when I inquired why, I was told that the insurance company was concerned that I associate with'high-value individuals'. I don't, but even if I did, how could this possibly impact my access to insurance? The broker kindly investigated on my behalf and discovered that a robot -- or more accurately an'automated decision-making machine' -- used by the insurance company had scoured the internet and discovered that in the distant past I'd been the motoring editor of a national newspaper. I was no wiser as to why this might suddenly have made me a liability.