€TAGPH0€ €TAGPH1€ €TAGPH2€ €TAGPH3€ €TAGPH4€ €TAGPH5€Maryland becomes first US state to ban grocery stores from monitoring pricing_5iter.com€TAGPH6€ €TAGPH7€ €TAGPH8€ €TAGPH9€ €TAGPH10€ €TAGPH11€ €TAGPH12€ €TAGPH13€ €TAGPH14€ €TAGPH15€TAGPH16€TAGPH17€ €TAGPH18€ €TAGPH19€ €TAGPH20€Home€TAGPH21€ €TAGPH22€Technology€TAGPH23€ €TAGPH24€Tutorial€TAGPH25€ €TAGPH26€ €TAGPH27€ €TAGPH28€ €TAGPH29€ €TAGPH30€ €TAGPH31€ €TAGPH32€TAGPH33€ €TAGPH34€TAGPH35€ €TAGPH36€ €TAGPH37€ €TAGPH38€ €TAGPH39€ €TAGPH40€ €TAGPH41€šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø English€TAGPH42€ €TAGPH43€ €TAGPH44€TAGPH45€ €TAGPH46€ €TAGPH47€ €TAGPH48€ €TAGPH49€€TAGPH0€TAGPH1€šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø English€TAGPH2€TAGPH3€ €TAGPH4€TAGPH5€šŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ Japanese€TAGPH6€TAGPH7€ €TAGPH8€TAGPH9€šŸ‡°šŸ‡· ķ•œźµ­ģ–“€TAGPH10€TAGPH11€ €TAGPH12€TAGPH13€šŸ‡«šŸ‡· FranƧais€TAGPH14€TAGPH15€ €TAGPH16€TAGPH17€šŸ‡©šŸ‡Ŗ Deutsch€TAGPH18€TAGPH19€ €TAGPH20€TAGPH21€šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ø EspaƱol€TAGPH22€TAGPH23€ €TAGPH24€TAGPH25€šŸ‡·šŸ‡ŗ Š ŃƒŃŃŠŗŠøŠ¹€TAGPH26€TAGPH27€ €TAGPH28€TAGPH29€šŸ‡³šŸ‡± Nederlands€TAGPH30€TAGPH31€ €TAGPH32€TAGPH33€šŸ‡µšŸ‡¹ PortuguĆŖs€TAGPH34€TAGPH35€ €TAGPH36€TAGPH37€šŸ‡øšŸ‡¦ Ų§Ł„Ų¹Ų±ŲØŁŠŲ©€TAGPH38€TAGPH39€ €TAGPH40€TAGPH41€šŸ‡®šŸ‡³ ą¤¹ą¤æą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„€€TAGPH42€TAGPH43€ €TAGPH44€ €TAGPH45€ €TAGPH46€ €TAGPH47€ €TAGPH48€ €TAGPH49€TAGPH50€ €TAGPH51€TAGPH52€ €TAGPH53€ €TAGPH54€ €TAGPH55€ €TAGPH56€šŸ‡ØšŸ‡³€TAGPH57€ €TAGPH58€ €TAGPH59€ €TAGPH60€TAGPH61€ €TAGPH62€ €TAGPH63€ €TAGPH64€ €TAGPH65€ €TAGPH66€€TAGPH0€ €TAGPH1€Menu€TAGPH2€ €TAGPH3€āœ•€TAGPH4€ €TAGPH5€ €TAGPH6€ €TAGPH7€Home€TAGPH8€ €TAGPH9€Technology€TAGPH10€ €TAGPH11€Tutorial€TAGPH12€ €TAGPH13€ €TAGPH14€ €TAGPH15€English€TAGPH16€ €TAGPH17€ €TAGPH18€ €TAGPH19€TAGPH20€šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø English€TAGPH21€TAGPH22€ €TAGPH23€TAGPH24€šŸ‡ÆšŸ‡µ Japanese€TAGPH25€TAGPH26€ €TAGPH27€TAGPH28€šŸ‡°šŸ‡· ķ•œźµ­čÆ­€TAGPH29€TAGPH30€ €TAGPH31€TAGPH32€šŸ‡«šŸ‡· FranƧais€TAGPH33€TAGPH34€ €TAGPH35€TAGPH36€šŸ‡©šŸ‡Ŗ Deutsch€TAGPH37€TAGPH38€ €TAGPH39€TAGPH40€šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ø EspaƱol€TAGPH41€TAGPH42€ €TAGPH43€TAGPH44€šŸ‡·šŸ‡ŗ Š ŃƒŃŃŠŗŠøŠ¹€TAGPH45€TAGPH46€ €TAGPH47€TAGPH48€šŸ‡³šŸ‡± Nederlands€TAGPH49€TAGPH50€ €TAGPH51€TAGPH52€šŸ‡µšŸ‡¹ PortuguĆŖs€TAGPH53€TAGPH54€ €TAGPH55€TAGPH56€šŸ‡øšŸ‡¦ Ų§Ł„Ų¹Ų±ŲØŁŠŲ©€TAGPH57€TAGPH58€ €TAGPH59€TAGPH60€šŸ‡®šŸ‡³ ą¤¹ą¤æą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą„€€TAGPH61€TAGPH62€ €TAGPH63€ €TAGPH64€ €TAGPH65€ €TAGPH66€TAGPH67€ €TAGPH68€ €TAGPH69€ €TAGPH70€€TAGPH0€ €TAGPH1€ €TAGPH2€Technology€TAGPH3€ €TAGPH4€Maryland becomes first US state to ban grocery stores from monitoring pricing€TAGPH5€ €TAGPH6€ €TAGPH7€2026-05-03 14:12:02€TAGPH8€ €TAGPH9€Author: Webmaster Cloud€TAGPH10€ €TAGPH11€ €TAGPH12€ €TAGPH13€ €TAGPH14€Maryland has become the first U.S. state to ban price monitoring in grocery stores. The state law prohibits grocers and third-party delivery services from using personal data to set higher prices. Gov. Wes Moore signed the measure into law on Tuesday. €TAGPH15€ "In an age where technology can predict what we need, when we need it, when we will buy it and when we are willing to pay more, and when we see how big companies are using these analytics against us and generating record profits, Maryland is not only fighting back, but pushing forward," Moore said at the bill signing ceremony. Advance because we want to protect our people. "€TAGPH17€TAGPH18€TAGPH19€TAGPH20€TAGPH21When implementing monitored pricing, stores quickly change product costs based on consumer data, including the consumer's location, Internet search history, and demographic information. This means that buyers pay different prices for the same item around the same time. This approach is also known as dynamic pricing, and critics say that by doing this, companies are effectively charging everyone the highest price they are willing to pay. €TAGPH22€TAGPH23€While Maryland's new law focuses on grocery stores, the FTC has documented instances of monitored pricing at stores selling clothing, beauty products, home furnishings and hardware products. Consumer groups say monitoring pricing at grocery stores is more urgent because they impact Americans' ability to get affordable food. €TAGPH0€TAGPH1€Bills under consideration in Colorado, California, Massachusetts, Illinois and New Jersey could also regulate surveillance pricing. The U.S. federal government has also stepped in. During the Biden administration, the Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into these pricing practices and released preliminary results of a study last January that found companies used a wide range of personal data when setting different prices for buyers. But it's unlikely the current administration will crack down on surveillance pricing, given that current FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson characterized the previous administration's report as a rushed effort. It's against this backdrop of federal inaction that states like Maryland need to take action, said Tom McBryan, legal counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center. €TAGPH2€TAGPH3€ Anti-surveillance advocates say the new law is filled with industry exemptions that will make it more difficult to protect consumers. They welcomed Maryland's attention to the practice but expressed concern about loopholes inserted as a result of industry lobbying. "We are pleased that Maryland has taken this step, but we do have serious concerns," McBrien said. "These exemptions allow for other means to achieve the same results, just more difficult for consumers to detect." €TAGPH4€TAGPH5€Maryland law includes exemptions for membership programs and promotional offers. While the law prohibits monitoring pricing from setting higher prices, it does not cover lowering prices. If a company raises prices for everyone and then offers personalized discounts, "all of a sudden you've achieved the same result," McBryan said. €TAGPH6€TAGPH7€Consumer Reports, a nonprofit that has investigated Instacart pricing, said in a statement that it applauded Moore for prioritizing the issue but condemned the law's "weak enforcement provisions." "We urge Maryland lawmakers to revisit the legislation next year, establish stronger consumer protections, and close loopholes that undermine the intent of this law," the group said. After a Consumer Reports investigation exposed the practice last year, Instacart announced it would no longer use technology that allows grocery stores to charge different shoppers different prices for items. €TAGPH0€TAGPH1€A statement from Instacart read: "Instacart has never engaged in this practice, and we support the core principles of this legislation: prices should never be personalized based on customers' personal data." €TAGPH2€TAGPH3€The harshest critics of Maryland's new law argue that it not only lacks enforcement but erodes existing rights. They singled out a provision that allows only state attorneys general, not individuals, to enforce the law. "The private right of action is a fundamental component of accountability," said Lee Hepner, senior counsel at the American Economic Freedom Project. "The threat of meaningful enforcement is the only effective deterrent to illegal conduct." €TAGPH4€TAGPH5€Hepner said: "The biggest threat to Maryland's bill is that other states will view it as something that should be within their own rights." A model bill replicated by jurisdictions. It is very important to us that as we try to get this legislation right in states from Colorado to California to New York, the Maryland bill is not viewed as a model but is actually recognized as a license written by industry to continue to engage in discrimination."€TAGPH6Ā® €TAGPH7€ €TAGPH8€ €TAGPH9€ €TAGPH10€ €TAGPH11€ €TAGPH12€ €TAGPH13€ €TAGPH14€ €TAGPH15€Related€TAGPH16€ €TAGPH17€€TAGPH0€ €TAGPH1€Many European countries will take back cruise ship passengers involved in the epidemic. 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