Walmart can send out as many letters walking back their use of surveillance pricing as they want. But it's not enough, @lindsayowens.bsky.social told @inc.com. If Walmart doesn’t intend to use the technology, it should stop collecting that data and withdraw its pending patent applications.

Walmart Says It Won't 'Price the Person.' Now Small Businesses May Have an Opening

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

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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.

Judge blocks New York rent-setting software ban

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.

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EPIC and consumer groups are urging the FTC to crack down on surveillance pricing, a practice in which companies charge different people different prices based on their personal data. Telling consumers it's happening isn't enough. The practice should be prohibited. epic.org/epic-and-con...

EPIC and Consumer Groups Urge FTC to Treat Surveillance Pricing as an Unfair Practice

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Big Tech IS shady. Resist, and send a message to officials and hopefuls by planning a data center moratorium action for October 4! We need YOU to fight for this world with us: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...

NEW: We've urged the FTC to scrutinize the use of surveillance pricing as an unfair method of competition & take a closer look at AI pricing systems. 📩 Find our comment letter here: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

OMI Urges FTC to Crack Down on Surveillance Pricing as AI Gives Corporations New Tools to Exploit Consumers — Open Markets Institute

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.

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Failed former councilmembers Sara Nelson + Tanya Woo + the lead for the Seattle chapter of neoliberals (“New Liberals”) + the government relations guy at PEMCO and Vulkan have joined forces to create an AI-generated spin site to aggregate pro-big-business, messaging against progressive city bills

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · last wk.

Why pay reporters when you can do whatever the hell this is going to be. www.geekwire.com/2026/former-...

There seems to be a coordinated talking point among the EA folks that the "standard" approach to "AI" on "the Left" is "AI is just stochastic parrots so no need to worry about it". (Sorry for all the scare quotes, but y'know) >>

COLUMN: Meta's new teen account limits may be easy to get around. Two Seattle students tell Di Zhang what the rules miss — and why teens should help shape them. Read here: soseaem.org/47dL49w #Seattle

COLUMN | Meta's New Social Media Rules Should Have Started With Teens

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.

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Great news! Seattle is leading the way and is now the first city to ban surveillance pricing, which has let large grocery retailers track our personal data to set individualized prices.

Seattle has secured the country’s strongest ban on surveillance pricing, stopping grocers from using personal data to charge different prices for the same products.“My coworkers & the customers we serve proudly stood together to stop this scheme,”-Kristen Wilder, UFCW 3000. https://ow.ly/iBG950ZQL2T

Don't panic! Just vote smart. Yes, federal changes to the USPS caused more WA ballots than usual to arrive late in the mail. But if you follow these 3 steps, your vote should be locked in this year. See our FAQ for all the updated guidance: wavotingjustice.org/voter-suppre...

We did it!! Thanks to your advocacy and support, Seattle City Council just passed our historic legislation banning surveillance pricing on groceries with no corporate amendments.

AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck@alexis4seattle.bsky.social · last mo.

Mayor Wilson, Councilmember Foster, Councilmember Saka and I are teaming up to ban surveillance pricing at grocery chains in Seattle. Surveillance pricing is a harmful practice where your data is weaponized against you to price gouge. (1/2)

A big win for a broad coalition, a bad day for big grocery chains and Big Tech! Seattle is the first city in the country to band surveillance pricing for groceries, and it's the first surveillance pricing ban to include a private right of action. thenexusofprivacy.net/a-big-win-fo...

A big win for a broad coalition, a bad day for big grocery chains and Big Tech!

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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Shout out to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social for holding it down in Seattle and passing policies that serve the people

Seattle is gonna mog of the hell out of Portland with their surveillance pricing ordinance because for some reason, electeds living in the so called bastion of progressivism Portland Oregon, cannot close loopholes that allow the price fixing Smdh

And that's it! The Seattle Fair Pricing and Transparency Ordinance passes 7-2, and surveillance pricing is now banned in Seattle!!!!!!

🚨 SEATTLE HAS BANNED SURVEILLANCE PRICING ON GROCERIES! Grocery workers led the way to win this groundbreaking protection against AI price hikes.

It was a travesty what Kroger did to Lake City Fred Meyer.

Washington Privacy Organizers@wa-privacy.net · last wk.

A retired attorney urges the council to pass what's before you. "Don't change it. Pass it!" Pastor Joe here with congregation and Sound Alliance. Talks aout how Kroger stopped supplying their food pantry. Urges support of the ordinance.

And we're live at the Seattle City Council meeting, where the surveillance pricing ban is one of many items on a packed agenda! It's livestreamed at seattlechannel.org/watch-live

Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck@councilmember-amr.seattle.gov · last wk.

Seattle City Council votes on our Fair and Transparent Pricing Legislation to ban surveillance pricing tomorrow! Simply put, the price of your groceries should be based on the product, not based on who is buying it.

seattle folks! quick opportunity to write a letter to the mayor in support of banning dynamic grocery store pricing (aka AI surveillance pricing, AKA safeway sucks ass). there's a wizard and everything, takes 10 seconds 😋

Seattle: Reject the dangerous “loss prevention” amendment and pass a clean Fair & Transparent Pricing Ordinance!

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...

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A golden opportunity in Seattle: the City Council votes today on the surveillance pricing ban With all the headlines about AI risks and harms, and the need for regulation, it's a chance to do something concrete to protect Seattle consumers and workers nexusofprivacy.net/a-golden-opp...

A golden opportunity in Seattle: the City Council votes today on banning surveillance pricing

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.

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From @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me on what we should take from the 2026 summer of AI hype: www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...

Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype

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

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@wa-air.bsky.social and @wapeoplesprivacy.bsky.social also have a good action on the Seattle surveillance pricing ban actionnetwork.org/letters/seat...

Seattle: Reject the dangerous “loss prevention” amendment and pass a clean Fair & Transparent Pricing Ordinance!

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...

actionnetwork.org

Tell Seattle City Council to ban surveillance pricing — and reject all amendments that add loopholes, weaken... https://wa-privacy.net/tell-seattle-city-council-to-ban-surveillance-pricing-and-reject-all-amendments-that-add-loopholes-weaken-enforcement-and-carve-in-surveillance-technologies/

Tell Seattle City Council to ban surveillance pricing — and reject all amendments that add loopholes, weaken enforcement, and carve in surveillance technologies

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...

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Beautiful remembrance of our @streetsalliance.bsky.social colleague, KL Shannon. Rest in power.

‘A great, immeasurable loss’: Seattle social justice organizer dies at 59

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.

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Seattle City Council votes on our Fair and Transparent Pricing Legislation to ban surveillance pricing tomorrow! Simply put, the price of your groceries should be based on the product, not based on who is buying it.

Tell Seattle City Council to ban surveillance pricing — and reject all amendments that add loopholes, weaken... https://wa-privacy.net/tell-seattle-city-council-to-ban-surveillance-pricing-and-reject-all-amendments-that-add-loopholes-weaken-enforcement-and-carve-in-surveillance-technologies/

Tell Seattle City Council to ban surveillance pricing — and reject all amendments that add loopholes, weaken enforcement, and carve in surveillance technologies

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...

wa-privacy.net

Take action in Seattle! The City Council will vote on Fair Pricing and Transparency Ordinance, banning surveillance pricing, on Tuesday! Contact your city council member -- and join us at City Hall if you can. actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...

Protect Working Families from Corporate Price-Gouging & Surveillance —- Join Us 9/22 at 2 pm at City Hall

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 Mayor’s team (Cheryl and Artie — both great people!) are doing an AMA on Reddit on Monday about grocery surveillance pricing: www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/...

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Take action in Seattle! The City Council will vote on Fair Pricing and Transparency Ordinance, banning surveillance pricing, on Tuesday! Contact your city council member -- and join us at City Hall if you can. actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...

Protect Working Families from Corporate Price-Gouging & Surveillance —- Join Us 9/22 at 2 pm at City Hall

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...

actionnetwork.org