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When your data — not the product — determines the price, fairness becomes a luxury few can afford,” writes Assemblymember.
Discover how companies use your personal data to manipulate prices and what you can do to protect yourself from surveillance ...
The prices you pay for goods online may be determined by your browsing history, zip code, and more. Learn how surveillance pricing works.
As its most basic, surveillance pricing is when companies put together a profile of you and your shopping habits, then adjust prices specifically for you.
Surveillance pricing is the practice by which companies collect data about you to determine how to price their products and services. Here are some strategies for identifying and defending ...
"Surveillance pricing is when you are charged based on your personal data and your personal whereabouts," Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court said. "Information that is known about you based ...
In California, a bill to ban surveillance pricing entirely advanced through the Assembly on May 12. If passed, it could potentially become a national standard, much like California’s privacy ...
“We all know our personal data is out there,” said Action 9 Investigator Jason Stoogenke. “But some companies use it to charge you more when you shop online.” ...
LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- California's landmark bill regulating surveillance pricing, AB 446 (Ward), advanced out of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary today by a vote of 8 to 3 ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In the digital age, we all know our data is out there, but did you know it could determine the price you pay? An Action News Jax investigation found that companies could use ...
LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- California's landmark bill regulating surveillance pricing, AB 446 (Ward), advanced out of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary today by a vote of 8 to 3.
LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- California's landmark bill regulating surveillance pricing, AB 446 (Ward), advanced out of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary today by a vote of 8 to 3 ...