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When An Algorithm Raises Your Rent

2022/10/21
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One company’s software is helping set prices for apartments across the country. But when does an algorithm telling landlords how much to charge—by drawing on property data—cross the line from “handy tool” to “illegal price-fixing”? 

Guest: Heather Vogell), reporter with ProPublica

Host: Lizzie O'Leary)

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