US FTC calls out ‘surveillance pricing’ says companies using browser history, shopping patterns to manipulate prices
The FTC study reveals that companies manipulate prices based on consumers’ location, demographics, and shopping behaviors. This practice, termed ’surveillance pricing’, involves tracking online ...
Genshin Impact Developer Agrees to $20 Million Settlement Over Lootbox Deception
The developer behind the popular video game Genshin Impact, Cognosphere Pte. Ltd., has agreed to a $20 million settlement ...
'Surveillance pricing' alert: FTC says retailers tracking users 'down to their mouse movements'
The watchdog agency's surveillance pricing study indicates that a wide range of consumer behaviors — including the items they ...
California Labor Leaders Concerned That Artificial Intelligence Will Threaten Jobs
At a landmark gathering in Sacramento this week, unions and their members contemplated defenses against artificial ...
FTC Warns on Big Tech Partnerships with AI Startups
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday issued a report outlining concerns with major Big Tech and AI startup ...
PBMs Under Fire Again, But Despite Bipartisan Pressure Reforms May Be Elusive
As Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, ends her tenure this week the FTC posted a second report in six months ...
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FTC Releases Second Report on PBMs Meddling in Generic Drug Markets
The 3 largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) increased many specialty generic drugs prices by hundreds of percent, with ...
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FTC flags Microsoft-OpenAI deal over potential AI market dominance
The FTC report revealed that at least one of the big tech companies accessed "confidential and potentially sensitive ...
What Donald Trump says vs. what he does, the history of the Panama Canal: Your letters
In response, Roosevelt sent a naval squadron armed with thousands of dollars in gold to bribe Colombian military leaders in ...
After disasters, people are especially vulnerable to scams. Here’s how to protect yourself
While disasters can lead scammers to take advantage of vulnerable groups by impersonating representatives from relief and ...
FTC: Companies Are Using Your Data to Set Individualized Prices
The FTC report says that "Americans deserve to know how their private data is being used to set the prices they pay and ...