The FTC’s press release refers to this conduct as “ surveillance pricing,” and says the study will “ shed light on the shadowy ecosystem of pricing middlemen.” ...

The FTC announced it will look into companies that offer "surveillance pricing" services powered by AI or similar technology and its potential impact on prices paid by consumers.

Specifically, the FTC is asking the companies named in its inquiry to provide information on the surveillance pricing products and services they have developed or licensed to a third party ...

Exactly two weeks after issuing an interim staff report on Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers (PBMs) pursuant to its Section 6(b) authority to study markets, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ...

The companies who have insight into surveillance pricing are a mixture of software companies, banks and consultancies. The FTC called up its subpoena-level data request powers to order Mastercard, ...

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into "surveillance pricing," a phenomenon likely familiar to anyone who's had to buy something in an incognito browser window to ...

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.

In a Tuesday announcement, the FTC said it was seeking to better understand the “opaque market” of “surveillance pricing” practices using consumer data — including credit information ...

Federal Trade Commission FTC has initiated another 6b study relating to surveillance pricing products and services and their potential impact on consumer protection ...

Major retailers can tailor prices based on customer data including location, demographics or shopping history, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in initial study findings, raising concerns abo… ...

On July 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had launched a study of eight companies’ “surveillance pricing” practices.

FTC orders 8 companies to provide information on 'surveillance pricing' practices The Federal Trade Commission building is seen, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington.