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Coverage dated November 12, 2026

NYC Council bans ‘surveillance pricing’ that has customers’ data used against them

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The City Council passed a bill to prohibit “surveillance pricing” Thursday, blocking companies from using browsing data to charge customers different prices for the same product. The bill was one of several pieces of legislation that lawmakers took up during their meeting Thursday, as they passed op…

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  1. amNewYork

    Same product, different price? NYC Council wants to stop companies from using your data to set prices (opens amNewYork)

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    The New York City Council will vote Thursday on legislation that would prohibit businesses from using consumers’ personal data and algorithms to charge different prices for the same goods and services, taking aim at a practice known as surveillance pricing.

  2. New York Post

    NYC Council bans ‘surveillance pricing’ that has customers’ data used against them (opens New York Post)

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    The City Council passed a bill to prohibit “surveillance pricing” Thursday, blocking companies from using browsing data to charge customers different prices for the same product. The bill was one of several pieces of legislation that lawmakers took up during their meeting Thursday, as they passed op…

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