FTC demands Walmart, Target Uber and others hand over data on personalized pricing

Source: New York Post

The Federal Trade Commission is demanding information from Walmart, Uber and seven other companies on whether and how they use consumers’ personal data such as location, browsing history and income to set individual prices, wages and job offers, a senior FTC official said Wednesday. The FTC is flexing its consumer protection powers ahead of the congressional elections next week, as voters consistently rank the cost of living as the most important issue. Target, along with app services Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart, and airlines Delta, United, JetBlue, are also receiving demands, the official said.