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The prices you pay for goods online may be determined by your browsing history, zip code, and more. Learn how surveillance ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed alarming preliminary findings from its market study examining surveillance pricing—where consumers are offered different ...
When you shop in the store, you can see the prices right there on the shelf. But when shopping online, there is no way to ...
Surveillance pricing involves taking personal data – including potentially sensitive and protected demographic data like race ...
Consumer advocates say you can, all because of surveillance pricing. As a mom to three kids ... Last year, the FTC issued orders to eight companies seeking information on how they set their ...
In January, the Federal Trade Commission released the initial findings for a study on targeted advertising ... the bill memo connects the FTC surveillance pricing analysis about neighborhood ...
In January, the Federal Trade Commission published a study that shows it’s happening. It found the goal of what’s called ...
It’s known as surveillance pricing. Some call it price discrimination ... who used to work at the FTC as a privacy analyst. “They feel like they’re getting ripped off.” ...
The I-Team also talked to Sara Geoghegan, senior counsel with the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). “This is ...