The head of the FTC wants to ensure tech companies have enough women and minorities

Intentionally or not, the data and algorithms that propel the country's largest tech companies can easily wind up marginalizing vulnerable Americans, Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez said.

She added that to head off those risks, workplaces should have more women and minorities helping to shape the underlying technology. "Any company that seeks to be at the cutting edge and innovative, you need to make use of the full talent pool that's available to you," said Chairwoman Ramirez, who added that she's pleased to see technology companies disclose the makeup of their office demographics. "The more diverse a group of people you have looking at these issues, the more it can help guard against" unconscious bias.