I think there are elements to complicated tags in complicated algorithms that people need to see and understand. All the details - nah. I don't know all the details that go into the math of my credit report. I do know I have the right and responsibility to see what debts and savings that are reported.

I do think the author is right - issues that can affect someone's rights and responsibilities that are being embedded in an algorithms are part of the public trust and should be examined a bit more closely by the public. Do I or anyone else need to see all the details - no. Do I need to understand some basics and understand some of the tagging. Yes.

This is what helps uphold a free society.