Mastercard is spying on you. No surprise there. But did you know it uses what it learns to squeeze as much money from you as possible? It's practice of using AI-powered systems that decide you should pay more for cat food because you once Googled "luxury pet spas," is known as surveillance pricing, and the FTC has finally decided to look into the matter.

On July 23, 2024, the FTC issued orders to eight companies, demanding details about how they...

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