After customers raised concerns about alleged targeted strategies, Walmart's CEO said the retailer does not charge shoppers based on their personal data.

A federal judge in Manhattan blocked New York state from enforcing a first-of-its-kind law prohibiting landlords and real estate industry professionals ​from using algorithmic pricing tools to set, and potentially inflate, residential ‌rents.

In a comment letter to the FTC, Open Markets Institute urges the Commission to use the full extent of the law to crack down on surveillance-enabled pricing.

A Seattle teen already found a way around Instagram's age check. Di Zhang argues that young people should help shape the rules meant to protect them.

Seattle City Council votes 7-2 to ban surveillance pricing for groceries -- the first city in the country with a ban!

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It's a chance to do something concrete to protect Seattle consumers, workers, and independent grocers – and serve as a model for other cities and states that are considering similar bans.

Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.

URGENT ACTION: Washington AI Resistance and WA People's Privacy urge you to email Seattle City Council NOW and tell them to reject the dangerous "loss prevention" amendment and pass a clean surveillan...

Click here to bring up a draft mail to Seattle City Council in your email program -- or see the other suggestions below Surveillance pricing (also known as algorithmic price-based discrimination) is where corporations use vast quantities of personal data to set individualized prices ... in other words, charge you more if they think they...

Organizer, activist and community leader KL Shannon left a long legacy of fighting for social and racial justice in the Seattle area, writes Naomi Ishisaka.

Click here to bring up a draft mail to Seattle City Council in your email program -- or see the other suggestions below Surveillance pricing (also known as algorithmic price-based discrimination) is where corporations use vast quantities of personal data to set individualized prices ... in other words, charge you more if they think they...

Call on the City Council to Pass the Fair Pricing and Transparency Ordinance The Fair Pricing and Transparency ordinance protects workers and shoppers. We need the Seattle City Council to pass this b...

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The campaign against Flock shows that fighting to protect personal privacy isn’t a lost cause.

The Seattle City Council has taken up a trailblazing ordinance aiming to encourage fair pricing for groceries by banning surveillance pricing. It’s another piece of Mayor Katie Wilson’s affordability ...

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According to San Jose police, the officer used his personal phone to access the Flock camera system and then provided the location of a vehicle to his cousin.

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Consumers are calling out retailers like Ulta Beauty and Lowe's for having contracts with Flock Safety, which sells automated license-plate readers.

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