2026-07-24T13:50:57.188857Z

New Jersey bans grocery stores from using shoppers' personal data to set prices

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1284061/new-jersey-bans-grocery-stores-from-using-shoppers-personal-data-to-set-prices

www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/approved/20260723a.shtml

www.nj.govGovernor Sherrill Signs the Fair Price Protection Act to Shield New Jersey Grocery Shoppers from Surveillance PricingNEWARK – Governor Mikie Sherrill today signed the Fair Price Protection Act into law, protecting New Jersey shoppers from discriminatory surveillance pricing. The Act prevents businesses from using personal information—such as online activity, location, purchasing history, or other collected data—to

2026-07-24T16:25:33.236921Z

pemptago@pemptago@lemmy.ml

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For those not in NJ trying to avoid this, pay in cash and punch in a random phone number at the register.

You may need to try a few numbers at self-checkout to find a working one, but it’s surprisingly easy. Rotate the numbers to dirty up the data of these parasites.

2026-07-24T17:51:53.69329Z

rollin@rollin@piefed.social

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er what? Are you saying people in US have to enter their phone number every time they buy stuff??

⁨Jul⁩ ⁨24⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨17:51⁩en

2026-07-24T18:05:30.837611Z

adarza@adarza@lemmy.ca

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“loyalty cards” are common. stores (and each of their 369354764 data sharing “partners”) get to track everything you buy and when. in exchange, you get token “discounts” on a small selection of products. some stores have done away with the actual physical cards, and use mobile phone apps or just the mobile phone number to track you.

2026-07-24T18:12:09.490499Z

rollin@rollin@piefed.social

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ah got you, thanks for the explanation