August 11, 2025
In an interview with NPR's Weekend Edition, Senior Fellow Sam Levine discussed how surveillance pricing—collecting data from consumers to set individualized prices—is driving up costs and eroding privacy. Building on testimony he delivered before the United States Senate last month, Levine emphasized the importance of a strong response by policymakers. "We don't need to live in a world of one person, one price," Levine told NPR. "I think all states should pass surveillance pricing bans, especially if Congress doesn't act. We really have an opportunity to both protect people's privacy and protect affordability before it's too late."