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Seattle bans surveillance pricing on groceries
Original: Seattle City Council votes to ban surveillance pricing in sale of groceries
The Seattle City Council has voted to ban surveillance pricing in the sale of groceries, a practice where retailers use personal data to charge different customers different prices for the same item. Consumer advocacy groups, including Consumer Reports, have backed the measure as a win for consumer protection, arguing personalized pricing based on shopping habits, location or income is unfair and opaque.
Why now: Cities are actively regulating how retailers use personal data, and this vote is seen as a precedent-setting consumer privacy move.
Seattle City CouncilConsumer Reports
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