By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/07/2026Surveillance pricing is grossly offensive. When a company charges me $0.50 for a product that it charges you $1 for, they're essentially saying that your dollars are worth half as much as mine are. 42/ 15710
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/07/2026Companies shouldn't be able to reach into your wallet or your bank account and chop your money in half: pluralistic.net/2025/06/24/p... 43/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Surveillance pricing lets corporations decide what your dollar is worth (24 Jun 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 2495
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/07/2026No wonder AB-2564 has plenty of backers, from EFF to Consumers Union: advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_releas... San Francisco's city government should be on that list of supporters. 44/advocacy.consumerreports.orgCalifornia state Assembly passes key bill to prohibit surveillance pricing - CR AdvocacyConsumer Reports calls on Senate to advance bill that introduces new protections for Californians over how retailers can use their personal data to set individualized… 2597
Phteven with a Ph @spaceyphteven.bsky.social · 30/07/2026What strikes me the most about this is it's a complete gutting of the middle class. If surveillance pricing becomes widespread, there may not be a change in consumer purchasing power across wide income levels - the 'dream' of improved quality of life is erased for higher profits 06011
