AI 'surveillance pricing' under scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers

(The Center Square) – In a rare instance of bipartisanship, Congress is taking a closer look at AI surveillance pricing, where corporations will charge some consumers higher prices based on

Canada Has a Precedent to Regulate Surveillance Pricing

Canada already has the legal framework to curb surveillance pricing by treating it as unfair discrimination, argues Emily Osborne

Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds via @ConsumerReports

Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.

Kroger Stores Overcharging Shoppers on Sale Items, CR Price Check Finds via @ConsumerReports

Consumers say Kroger has a price tag problem, resulting in overcharges for many grocery items. We sent shoppers to stores to check.

Different Prices for the Same Ride: How Uber and Lyft Use AI to Get More Money Out of You via @ConsumerReports

Consumer Reports found Uber and Lyft use algorithmic pricing to give different consumers very different prices for the same rides.