Yes to California's Bill to Ban Surveillance Pricing
Summary
Corporations are collecting and monetizing vast amounts of personal data to implement 'surveillance pricing,' where the same product is offered at different prices based on an individual's data profile. The EFF supports California's S.B. 2564, a bill aimed at banning this practice due to its negative implications for privacy, equity, and price transparency.
IFF Assessment
Surveillance pricing is a practice that leverages extensive personal data collection, which has clear implications for user privacy and security.
Defender Context
This article highlights how extensive data collection and analysis can be used for discriminatory pricing, which is a direct outcome of weak data protection and privacy measures. Defenders should be aware of how such data harvesting can be exploited and advocate for stronger data privacy regulations and security practices to prevent misuse.