Consumer Data
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Colorado lawmakers push limits on data-driven pricing as critics push back
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Colorado lawmakers are weighing a proposal to restrict the use of algorithms in setting prices and wages, as advocates warn the technology enables hidden discrimination while business groups argue the bill overreaches and interferes with legitimate data‑driven practices. House Bill 1210 would prohibit using a “price or wage setting algorithm” to determine the amount charged…
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Consumer data company helps El Paso County correct voter rolls
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In last year’s coordinated election, more than 33,000 ballots were returned undelivered to the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. Using national credit data, clerk and recorder Steve Schleiker says that number is decreasing. The data, mined from international consumer credit reporting company Experian, has helped Schleiker’s office identify out-of-date addresses among the county’s…