[ad_1] The department told Bloomberg that the investigation will both look into any legal wrongdoing as well guarantee that every customer is treated equally. Any algorithmic bias (including unintentional bias) “violates New York law,” department superintendent Linda Lacewell said. Goldman maintained in a statement that credit decisions were based solely on “creditworthiness” and not qualities […]
Category: Politics
Facebook, YouTube delete posts claiming to name Ukraine whistleblower
[ad_1] There’s an impeachment inquiry taking place against Donald Trump, which started with a whistleblower complaint about conduct on a call with officials in the Ukraine. Outlets like Breitbart have published content claiming to name the person who initially filed the complaint claiming the president violated his oath of office. Now the latest free speech […]
Senator urges Uber and Lyft to run fingerprint background checks
[ad_1] “They have a real responsibility for taking every possible step to do background checks that are reliable and comprehensive,” he told the Washington Post. He said both companies had “ambiguous” responses to questions he sent them about ridesharing safety measures. He sought more details following reports about Uber’s investigations team allegedly being told to […]
Twitter will test auto-emojis to stop you from dunk-tweeting
[ad_1] Speaking to BuzzFeed News, Twitter’s senior director of product management David Gasca explained the small changes afoot. Firstly, Twitter will add an emoji to a retweet, allowing users to quote-tweet without using the compose field. This, he says, could help put an end to mindless retweeting and give users pause for thought before taking […]
Trump plans to raise the minimum vaping age to ’21 or so’
[ad_1] The administration previously said it’d ban non-tobacco flavored pods to make vaping less enticing for teenagers. However, advocates of the practice have said having a variety of flavors helps adults quit cigarettes, and that banning them would result in vape shops shutting down. As such, officials may believe increasing the age limit at the […]
Juul stops selling mint-flavored vapes
[ad_1] Juul will stop selling mint-flavored vape products in the US. The company says it’s pulling mint pods from its website, as well as no longer taking new orders from retailers. As of this article, the company only sells three flavors: Classic tobacco, Virginia tobacco and menthol. Juul says it made the decision based on […]
Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia
[ad_1] A third man charged at the same time, Ahmed Almutairi, is also facing spying charges but didn’t work at Twitter. Instead, he allegedly served as a go-between for the Saudi government and the Twitter staffers. According to both clues in the indictment and a Washington Post source, the trio supposedly partnered with Bader Al […]
FCC crackdown on cellphone subsidies leaves millions without service
[ad_1] Some of the problems may stem from a verifier system that was approved in 2016. It was meant to automatically check whether people qualified for Lifeline service and reduce fraud, but its incomplete access to benefit databases appears to have rejected people who were eligible for the program. Enrollment has plunged in those six […]
FCC formally approves the T-Mobile-Sprint merger
[ad_1] The FCC believes the deal will close the digital divide and advance 5G in the US. T-Mobile and Sprint have committed to deploying 5G service to cover 97 percent of Americans within three years. They’ve also pledged to provide 90 percent of Americans with access to mobile service with speeds of at least 100 […]
FTC fines AT&T $60 million for throttling unlimited data plans
[ad_1] As part of the settlement, AT&T customers who signed up for one of the company’s unlimited plans before 2011, the year the carrier first implemented its throttling policy, are entitled to a “partial refunds.” Additionally, moving forward AT&T must disclose whenever its plans include any sort of restrictions. “The disclosures need to be prominent, […]