Monday, April 20, 2026

Maryland bans Surveillance pricing

 

Maryland banned using your personal data to secretly charge you more for groceries than someone else — a first in the U.S.

Under the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act, Maryland will become the first U.S. state to outlaw this practice in the grocery sector. The law:

Prohibits

  • Using personal or surveillance data to set individualized grocery prices
  • Charging different people different prices for the same grocery item based on who they are
  • Real‑time price changes driven by consumer profiling

Requires

  • Grocery prices generally remain fixed for at least one business day, limiting sudden price spikes from digital tag
     

     
     

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