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.” ...

Surge pricing could be coming to an airline near you 05:42. Specifically, the FTC is asking the companies named in its inquiry to provide information on the surveillance pricing products and ...

The Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that it's ordering eight companies that offer surveillance pricing to turn in information about their practices, as the agency ...

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, ...

FTC commissioners voted 5-0 to authorize the study, although its two Republican-appointed commissioners disagreed with the term "surveillance pricing" and instead called it "personalized pricing." ...

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… ...

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

Commissioner Holyoak noted that all Commissioners promised in a Congressional hearing on the FTC’s 2025 budget to support the completion of the PBM 6(b) study.

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.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating if major companies are enabling a sinister-sounding practice known as surveillance pricing. The FTC has asked Mastercard, Revionics, Bloomreach ...

The practice — which the Federal Trade Commission calls "surveillance pricing" and which is also known as dynamic pricing or price optimization — has long been used by retailers such as Amazon ...