Meanings
nounsurveillance pricing (uncountable)
- uncountableA form of price discrimination where customers are charged different amounts for a product or service based on their personal data, such as demographics or shopping history.
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.
2026 April 15, Nora Young, “Are you paying more than your neighbour? It could be 'surveillance pricing'”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 04 May 2026
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 監控定價 /监控定价
- 監控定價 /监控定价Translations
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