Product Review: McDonald’s and Walmart Are Part of the Widening Fray Over Surveillance Pricing

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Details: Written by CNET Reviews; Category: Reviews; Published: 01 October 2026; Created: 01 October 2026; Last Updated: 01 October 2026

The debate over whether companies can set prices based on information they have about individual customers continues to grow. So-called surveillance pricing is in the news again on reports that Walmart patented technology for dynamic AI pricing about six months after filing for patents related to digital shelf labels.
Product Review: McDonald’s and Walmart Are Part of the Widening Fray Over Surveillance Pricing

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