How online retailers are using AI to adjust prices by mining your personal data
How online retailers are using AI to adjust prices by mining your personal data  
Podcast: PBS News Hour - Segments
Published On: Sat Dec 20 2025
Description: If you're going online to buy some last-minute gifts this holiday season, there's a chance the price you pay will be influenced by what's known as "surveillance pricing." Some retailers are using artificial intelligence to set individualized prices online by sifting through personal data, including age, gender, location and browsing history. Ali Rogin speaks with Jay Stanley at the ACLU for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy