September 17, 2020 1 min read

Groups Urge FTC to Study How Commercial Data Uses May Reinforce Bias and Discrimination

CFA TC

Twenty-seven civil rights, digital rights, racial justice organizations, and consumer groups, including Consumer Federation of America, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging the agency to study data and discrimination issues in all 6 (b) investigations it undertakes to understand how commercial uses of data may reinforce bias and discrimination against historically disadvantaged communities.

Related Articles

CFA TC
August 05, 2026 / Testimony & Comments
CFA Letter to Congress Opposing “AI Sandbox” Provision in CLARITY Act
CFA TC
July 31, 2026 / Testimony & Comments
CFA Letter to FTC Regarding Proposed Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial Intelligence Systems
CFA TC
July 29, 2026 / Testimony & Comments
Testimony of Ben Winters Before U.S. Senate Committee on Aging Hearing: The AI Deception Machine
CFA TC
July 28, 2026 / Reports
The Scam Economy: The True Cost of Online Scams and Crimes in America

A Consumer Federation of America Report