Coverage dated October 5, 2026

Seattle votes to ban grocery 'surveillance pricing'. Your data shouldn't set your food bill.

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Seattle's City Council voted 7-2 on September 22 to prohibit certain grocery pricing practices that use personal information to decide what customers pay. Consumer Reports supported the measure and helped the mayor's office develop it. The concept of "surveillance pricing" is straightforward.

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    Seattle votes to ban grocery 'surveillance pricing'. Your data shouldn't set your food bill. (opens Conservative Review)

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    Seattle's City Council voted 7-2 on September 22 to prohibit certain grocery pricing practices that use personal information to decide what customers pay. Consumer Reports supported the measure and helped the mayor's office develop it. The concept of "surveillance pricing" is straightforward.

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