The federal NDP introduced a motion on Wednesday to ban what’s known as surveillance pricing, where businesses offer different prices based on consumers’ personal data. MPs voted down the motion put forward by Vancouver Kingsway MP Don Davies, which sought to ban the practice both online and in retail stores. Consumers are likely familiar with dynamic pricing, where prices change automatically in response to market factors — like when ride-hailing rates increase in response to a surge in demand or prices change at certain times of day. Read full story…
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