Maryland the first state to regulate grocery surveillance pricing

Maryland the first state to regulate grocery surveillance pricing Rob Beschizza 7:14 pm Wed Apr 29, 2026 laur321/shutterstock Surveillance pricing is when a retailer sets the price of something based on what they know about you: your address, your income, your interests, your 'demographic'. Lawmakers in Maryland made it the first state to "ban" the practice this week, though the legislation has conspicous loopholes and shields retailers from consumer lawsuits. For what it's worth, state governor Wes Moore immediately signed it into law. "At a time when our people are being squeezed by the cost of everything, especially groceries, Maryland is not just pushing back, but pushing forward," Moore wrote in a press release.

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