FTC, consumer data and Surveillance Pricing

Are You Overpaying? FTC Exposes Shocking Truth About Surveillance Pricing
FTC investigates surveillance pricing, where companies use personal data to offer different prices for products.
FTC: Companies Are Using Your Data for Individualized 'Surveillance Pricing'
According to a new FTC report, retailers are hiring 'intermediary firms' to algorithmically tweak and target their prices, so you may be paying more based on your web history and profile.
FTC Says Consumer Data Is Behind ‘Surveillance’ Pricing
Major retailers can tailor prices based on customer data including location, demographics or shopping history, the US Federal Trade Commission said in initial study findings, raising concerns about the use of what they termed “surveillance pricing.
FTC Release: FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Indicates Wide Range of Personal Data Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices
The agency details interim insights from staff perspective examining how companies track consumer behaviors to inform surveillance pricing The Federal Trade Commission's initial findings from its surveillance pricing market study revealed that details like a person's precise location or browser history can be frequently used to target individual consumers with different prices for the same goods and services.
FTC study finds intermediaries survey consumer habits to advise retailers on price
Third-party intermediaries are keeping close tabs on your location, browsing history, even on the unpurchased items in your online shopping cart to give retailers the data they need to charge consumers different prices for the same products.
'Surveillance pricing' alert: FTC says retailers tracking users 'down to their mouse movements'
The watchdog agency's surveillance pricing study indicates that a wide range of consumer behaviors — including the items they ...
FTC Chair Lina Khan Launches Flurry of Lawsuits Before Trump Takes Office
Newsweek sought email comment from the FTC and its outgoing chairwoman, Lina Khan, on Friday. Why It Matters. The flurry of ...
Pepsi sued by FTC over controversial law infringement
Although there are millions of options to choose from, Americans have their preferred soda brands, with Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper ...
FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns
The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships ...
FTC: GoDaddy Hosting Was “Blind” To Security Threats
FTC settlement proposal says GoDaddy was "blind" to security threats in its web hosting, will require implementation of ...
FTC Takes On Deere & Co. In New Right-To-Repair Fight
The agency filed suit against Deere over its software repair tool, only available to authorized repair shops, which has led ...
Pepsi hurt small businesses by giving big-box retailer financial advantages, the FTC claims
The commission alleges that the retailer, whose name was redacted in the statement from commissioners, received “unfair ...
FTC sues PepsiCo, alleges 'rigged' soft drink competition
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, Inc., alleging the company engaged in illegal price ...
UnitedHealth Charged Cancer Patients 5000%, Bombshell FTC Report Claims
The FTC report found that from 2017 to 2022, three PBMs—UnitedHealth Group's Optum, CVS Health's CVS Caremark and Cigna's ...
PBMs Under Fire Again, But Despite Bipartisan Pressure Reforms May Be Elusive
As Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, ends her tenure this week the FTC posted a second report in six months ...