A new study from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is shedding light on "surveillance pricing," a growing practice in which online retailers "rapidly" adjust pricing based on the movements and ...

However, the tactic of using surveillance technology to study a consumer's habits and ... to use algorithms to create targeted prices, the FTC said. The agency said in addition to learning more ...

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered information ... Accenture and McKinsey & Co. The agency says its “study” will aim to understand how surveillance pricing works and investigate ...

Surveillance pricing was the subject of an FTC investigation last year and there are many documented cases. One reported case showed hotel owners charged a lot more to a customer with an IP ...

In many cases, surveillance pricing is legal, but some California lawmakers want to change that.

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Trade Commission on July ... personal data to help retailers set prices for consumers, potentially thwarting competition. “Surveillance” or “dynamic” pricing ...