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[…] lead to more intimate inferences. Systems with agentic capabilities that act on user preferences (e.g., shopping assistants) may have access to tools (e.g., querying databases, making API calls, interacting with web browsers, and accessing file systems) enabling them to obtain more real-time information about individuals. For example, some agents may take screenshots of the […]

[…] practices that use large amounts of data and algorithms to routinely inform decisions about the prices and products offered to consumers. These bills—targeting what this analysis collectively calls “data-driven pricing”—follow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s 2024 announcement that it was conducting a 6(b) investigation to study how firms are engaging in so-called “surveillance pricing,” […]

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[…] repeat customers who sign up for the program. In return, the company receives additional customer data. Dynamic pricing: Rapidly changing the price of a particular product or service based on real-time analysis of market conditions and consumer behavior. Consumer segmentation or profiling: A profile is created for a customer based on their personal data, […]

[…] under the umbrella of data-driven pricing, following the release in early 2025 of the Federal Trade Commission’s preliminary insights of a 6(b) study of what the Commission called “surveillance pricing.” Using a variety of terms—including “surveillance,” “algorithmic,” and “dynamic” pricing—legislators are targeting a range of data-driven pricing practices that often look different from one […]

Introduction As the U.S. population ages, technologies that can help support older adults are becoming increasingly important. These tools, often called “AgeTech”, exist at the intersection of health data, consumer technology, caregiving relationships, and increasingly, artificial intelligence, and are drawing significant investment. Hundreds of well funded start-ups have launched. Many are of major interest […]

[…] of the GDPR, which makes the EU Commission responsible for determining whether a jurisdiction or international organization provides an adequate level of protection and issuing a so- called “adequacy decision.” Malaysia’s new cross-border data transfer provision is more adaptable but in the absence of strong enforcement by the PDPD may potentially be open to […]

[…] states explore more “substantive” requirements that tie the collection, processing, and/or sharing of personal (or sensitive) data to what is “necessary” to provide a requested product or service. At various points this year, Connecticut, Colorado, and Oregon all considered amending their existing privacy laws to include Maryland-style substantive data minimization requirements. None of these […]

[…] up the crowd for “The Big Debates.” This event’s debate-style format allowed the audience to participate via real-time voting before, during, and after the debaters’ presentations.  Debate 1: “Current U.S. Law Provides Effective Regulation for AI”  Will Rinehart, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, argued in favor of the statement, stating that existing […]