{"id":9604,"date":"2026-05-14T17:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9604"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:58:17","slug":"nyc-council-moves-to-block-predatory-surveillance-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9604","title":{"rendered":"NYC Council moves to block &#8216;predatory&#8217; surveillance pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": 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\/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>City Council wants to keep the price right.<\/p>\n<p>New York City could become the first city in the nation to block \u201cpredatory\u201d high\u2011tech pricing tactics that silently raise costs for shoppers.<\/p>\n<p>Council Speaker Julie Menin and Majority Leader Shaun Abreu have introduced two bills to limit \u201cdynamic pricing\u201d \u2014 where grocery prices change frequently based on algorithms \u2014 and ban \u201csurveillance pricing\u201d \u2014 where businesses use personal data to set different prices for different customers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39379064\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br 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Council Speaker Julie Menin speaking at a City Hall press conference on May 14, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">James Keivom for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Menin argued that companies should not be allowed to quietly manipulate prices in the middle of an affordability crisis that is already pushing New Yorkers\u2019 bank accounts to the brink.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Yorkers deserve transparency and fairness when purchasing essential goods, and the Council will make New York the first city in the country to take a strong stand against predatory surveillance and exploitative dynamic pricing practices,\u201d Menin said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Menin\u2019s bill would make it illegal for most businesses to charge different prices to different people based on personal data.<\/p>\n<p>That means a store could not look at a shopper\u2019s location, browsing history or past purchases and secretly give 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