Coverage dated October 8, 2026

When your desperation becomes part of the price

Headline from Conservative Review

Prices once reflected the product and the market. Increasingly, they can also reflect what a company knows — or thinks it knows — about you. Surveillance pricing uses personal data, behavioral tracking, and algorithms to estimate what a consumer may be willing to pay.

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    Prices once reflected the product and the market. Increasingly, they can also reflect what a company knows — or thinks it knows — about you. Surveillance pricing uses personal data, behavioral tracking, and algorithms to estimate what a consumer may be willing to pay.

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