Apple’s credit card is being investigated for discriminating against women

Image: Apple Apple’s new credit card is being investigated by financial regulators after customers complained that the card’s lending algorithms discriminated against women. The incident began when software developer David Heinemeier Hansson complained on Twitter that the credit line offered by his Apple Card was 20 times higher than that offered to his spouse, even though the two file joint tax returns and he has the worse credit score. “The @AppleCard is such a fucking sexist program,” wrote Hansson. “My wife and I filed joint tax returns, live in a community-property state, and have been married for a long time. Yet Apple’s black box algorithm thinks I deserve 20x the credit limit she does.” Hansson said Apple’s customer service responded... Continue reading…