NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Nieves) - Watchdog: Options to short-circuit 'surveillance pricing' are limited
Surveillance pricing uses data on a consumer’s phone to determine what they’re willing to pay for something.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Washington Post facing class action lawsuit for using reader data to set subscription prices
The practice, known as "surveillance pricing," offers different prices to subscribers based on their activities, such as reading morning headlines, checking an election update or following a favorite columnist.
NYTIMES (Claire Fahy) - What Could One Banana Cost? $10? Maybe for You, Some Fear.
Grocery stores can use shoppers’ personal data to charge different customers different prices, a practice known as surveillance pricing. Lawmakers in New York are considering a ban.