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New Jersey bans grocery stores from using shoppers’ personal data to set prices

New Jersey has moved to protect consumers by banning grocery stores from using personal data to implement surveillance pricing.

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The brief

Governor Sherrill has signed a new consumer law in New Jersey that prohibits grocery stores from utilizing shoppers' personal data to set prices. This ban specifically targets the practice known as surveillance pricing.

Coverage from ABC7 New York, WHYY, the New Jersey Monitor, and The Jersey Vindicator emphasizes that the law aims to make groceries more affordable. Politico's reporting further questions the potential effectiveness or reach of the measure.

Future developments will likely center on the implementation of the law and whether surveillance pricing is effectively eliminated from the state's grocery sector.

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Quick answers

What is surveillance pricing?

It is the practice of using shoppers' personal data to set the prices of items.

Who signed the law into effect?

New Jersey Governor Sherrill.

What is the goal of this legislation?

The law is aimed at making groceries more affordable in New Jersey.

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New Jersey Surveillance Pricing Governor Sherrill Consumer Law

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