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Citing a Markup Investigation, Senators Question Regulators About Tenant ScreeningOversight
They raise concerns over racial disparities, effects of pandemic
Big Tech Is Watching You. We’re Watching Big Tech.
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They raise concerns over racial disparities, effects of pandemic
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Reforms have been in the works for years, but a looming eviction crisis has made them urgent
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Even when people get their criminal records expunged, data brokers ensure the past keeps coming back to haunt them
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Landlords increasingly use screening services to weed out renters. Advocates say both landlords and the algorithms should be accountable when things go wrong
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Investigate, complain, and maybe sue
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Scant rules around tenant background screenings mean money woes during the pandemic’s economic slowdown will haunt some tenants, even if they pay up
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Public records, interviews, and months of searching and reading court records helped us uncover how automated screenings come up short
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An investigation by The Markup and The New York Times found that faulty reports are common in the tenant screeningprocess
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Computer algorithms that scan everything from terror watch lists to eviction records spit out flawed tenant screening reports. And almost nobody is watching