Seattle City Council votes to ban surveillance pricing in sale of groceries
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Seattle City Council votes to ban surveillance pricing in sale of groceries
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hendo3000 · · focus · HN ↗
Anyway, Cory has been ringing the alarm about this for ages. He even has a blog post about a city that passed a similar law, but it has huge loopholes for big grocery to keep profit maxxing.
Good overview: <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/30/pay-for-privacy/" rel="nofollow">https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/30/pay-for-privacy/ Specific article about Maryland: <a href="https://economicpopulist.substack.com/p/gov-wes-moore-claims-maryland-banned" rel="nofollow">https://economicpopulist.substack.com/p/gov-wes-moore-claims...