Federal housing regulators need to exercise stronger oversight of facial recognition and other technology tools used in public housing operations, a Federal watchdog says in a new report, warning that without clearer rules, the technology could fuel discrimination against renters.  […]

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt strong rules against digital discrimination. […]

Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., introduced legislation on May 27 that would attempt to prevent the use of discriminatory online algorithms, and create a Federal inter-agency task force to investigate the use of algorithm-driven processes. […]