Spotlight SHOPPING Your store might be spying on you. Is it worth it for a discount? Betty Lin-Fisher USA Today May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 Updated 7 hrs ago 0 × USA Today - Vertical State lawmakers are pushing for passage of a package of bills that would protect New Yorkers from the potential dangers of surveillance pricing. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Is your store spying on you in order to change the price of what you might buy?kAm$FCG6:==2?46 AC:4:?8[ E96 AC24E:46 @7 FD:?8 D9@AA6CDV A6CD@?2= 52E2 E@ 2=E6C AC:46D[ :D 2 4@?EC@G6CD:2= E@A:4]k^AmkAm~AA@?6?ED D2J DFCG6:==2?46 AC:4:?8 :D F?72:C[ 2?5 D9@AA6CD 5@?VE H2?E E@ A2J 5:776C6?E 2?5 D@>6E:>6D 9:896C AC:46D 7@C E96 D2>6 :E6>] !C@A@?6?ED D2J DFCG6:==2?46 AC:4:?8 :D FD65 E@ @776C 5:D4@F?ED E@ D9@AA6CD 2?5 5@6D ?@E C2:D6 4@DED]k^AmkAmp 8C@H:?8 ?F>36C @7 DE2E6D 2C6 DE2CE:?8 E@ H6:89 :? @? E96 AC24E:46[ H:E9 2E =62DE c_ 3:==D :? ac DE2E6D =@@<:?8 E@ =:>:E @C 32? 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Business Candy, clothing, and community: How the general store shaped retail Daryl Austin Special to USA Today
Sony to end discs for new PlayStation releases as gaming shifts online Sony said Wednesday it will stop producing physical discs for all new games released on PlayStation consoles from January 2028.
NY lawmakers push for protections against surveillance pricing State lawmakers are pushing for passage of a package of bills that would protect New Yorkers from the potential dangers of surveillance pricing.
