DoorDash has patented a system that lets companies offer promotional deals based on how stressed you are.

States are passing bans against surveillance pricing, and Big Tech is spending big to crush them.

We uncovered the $13K wine-and-dine that defanged Maryland’s ban.

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Zac Task
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