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Comment: CoreLogic use of algorithms to screen housing candidates challenged in approaching trial

By Mike Swift
  • 30 Dec 2021 16:14
  • 30 Dec 2021 16:14
If a bank, landlord or employer illegally discriminates against a person based on an automated decision by a computer algorithm, who is guilty of discrimination — the algorithm, or the individual or organization that denies the job, apartment or service?
A US District Court trial in early 2022 may decide

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Mike Swift

Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent


Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

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