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Privacy, consumer advocates sue tenant screening company RentGrow in Washington DC for unfair, deceptive use of algorithms

( October 1, 2024, 14:49 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Electronic Privacy Information Center and the National Association of Consumer Advocates have sued the tenant screening company RentGrow in Washington, DC Superior Court for unfair and deceptive practices related to tenant screenings under the DC Consumer Protection Procedures Act. The complaint alleges the company automatically generated reports on people that contained serious errors and biases and that it deceived consumers and landlords about the accuracies in the reports and how the company protected data under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, they said in a release.Statement and document follow below:...

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