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With a slew of new techniques—including AI price fixing, dynamic pricing, and surveillance pricing—companies are rapidly developing new ways to cheat consumers. That’s why it’s critical for lawmakers to respond by updating consumer protections, writes @groundwork.bsky.social's Lindsay Owens.

otherwords.orgCorporations Keep Finding New Ways to Gouge Us. Our Laws Must Catch Up. - OtherWordsAs companies trap us in subscriptions, bury us in fees, and use algorithms to fix prices, we need a new Shoppers’ Bill of Rights.

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And for more on this topic—and how consumers can avoid some of these traps—check out Lindsay’s new book, “Gouged: The End of a Fair Price–and What That Means for Your Wallet."

penguinrandomhouse.comGouged by Lindsay Owens: 9798217058785 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to…