Dynamic Pricing: Bay Area Lawmaker's Bill Would Ban Retailers Using Phone Data to Increase Prices
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Dynamic pricing: Bay Area lawmaker's bill would ban retailers using phone data to increase prices
Did you know retailers could use AI and your phone data to increase prices for things like airline tickets, ride shares and vacation accommodations? Senator Aisha Wahab has introduced a bill that would prevent dynamic pricing.

Low phone battery, higher prices? A CA bills wants to change that
State Sen. Aisha Wahab speaks during a press conference at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on April 15, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters A Bay Area lawmaker wants to ban companies from charging prices based on information stored on customers’ phones, laptops or other hardware devices. The bill, which sits before the Assembly after advancing through the Senate in May, is one of the 30 measures the Legislature introduce…
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