Moulton Cosponsors Bill to Lower Costs of Groceries, Goods and Services

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) has joined Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) as a consponor of the Shedding Light on Algorithms Setting Higher (SLASH) Prices Act.

The SLASH Prices Act would lower the costs of goods and services by requiring companies to disclose the use of surveillance pricing in a clear and prominent location that consumers can see. It would also allow consumers to opt-out of surveillance pricing data collection.

"Big corporations shouldn't be allowed to secretly weaponize your personal data to jack up the price of your groceries," said Congressman Moulton. "Surveillance pricing is a stealth tax on families when they are already feeling squeezed at the checkout counter. This bill is about transparency and fairness, it forces companies to be honest about their algorithms and gives everyday consumers the power to opt out of data tracking so they can keep more of their hard-earned money."

Read the full letter here.

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