NYC Council bans ‘surveillance pricing’ that has customers’ data used against them

Source: New York Post

The City Council passed a bill to prohibit “surveillance pricing” Thursday, blocking companies from using browsing data to charge customers different prices for the same product. The bill was one of several pieces of legislation that lawmakers took up during their meeting Thursday, as they opted into a state program to exempt disabled veterans from property taxes while discussing a proposal to address terminal vacancies in rent-stabilized units. New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin speaks during a council meeting in New York City on Oct.