Apple's 'sexist' credit card investigated by US regulator
It follows complaints - including from Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak - that algorithms used to set limits might be inherently biased against women.
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Excerpt: But Mr Hansson, creator of the programming tool Ruby on Rails, said it highlights how algorithms, not just people, can discriminate.
US healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group is being investigated over claims an algorithm favoured white patients over black patients.
Mr Hansson said in a tweet: "Apple Card is a sexist program. It does not matter what the intent of individual Apple reps are, it matters what THE ALGORITHM they've placed their complete faith in does. And what it does is discriminate."
He said that as soon as he raised the issue his wife's credit limit was increased.
The DFS said in a statement that it "will be conducting an investigation to determine whether New York law was violated and ensure all consumers are treated equally regardless of sex".
"Any algorithm that intentionally or not results in discriminatory treatment of women or any other protected class violates New York law."
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