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Exclusive | NY Business Council bashes AG Tish James’ ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ as anti-consumer

Nypost · · 683 words · By Carl Campanile
Data Privacy vs. Corporate Flexibility Consumer Affordability
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“New York’s leading business advocacy group is launching a $1 million effort to defeat legislation championed by State Attorney General Letitia James that would ban “surveillance pricing””
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One web search result explicitly mentions the Business Council launching a $1 million effort to defeat the legislation championed by Letitia James. However, other results only confirm James is pushing the bill, not the specific $1 million opposition campaign by the Business Council.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Americans for the Arts is a nonprofit organization whose primary focus is advancing the arts in the United States with offices in Washington, D.C., and New York City, and more than 50 years of service…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica S. Lappin (born April 25, 1975) is a New York City business leader and a former member of the New York City Council from the 5th district. In 2014, she became the president of the Alliance for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Lappin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The council serves as a check against t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Council
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“The “One Fair Price Package” consists of two bills that outlaw surveillance or algorithmic pricing, in which companies use shoppers’ personal data to set individualized prices for consumers.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the 'One Fair Price Package' consists of two bills aimed at banning surveillance pricing (the use of personal data to set individualized prices).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dynamic pricing, also referred to as surge pricing, surveillance pricing, demand pricing, time-based pricing and variable pricing, is a revenue management pricing strategy in which businesses set flex…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_pricing
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GOG.com (formerly Good Old Games) is a digital distribution platform for video games and films. It is operated by GOG sp. z o.o., which was a wholly owned subsidiary of CD Projekt until December 2025,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In economics, shrinkflation, also known as package downsizing, weight-out, and price pack architecture is the process of available products shrinking in size or quantity while the prices remain the sa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrinkflation
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“A similar bill was just introduced in the New York City Council to prohibit algorithm-fueled predatory pricing schemes that charge customers different rates for the same product or service.”
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Web search results confirm that NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin and Majority Leader Shaun Abreu introduced consumer protection bills to restrict dynamic and surveillance pricing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by New York City's charter. The current officeholder, the 112th in the sequence of regular mayors, i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office ad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The council serves as a check against t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Council
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“The Business Council slams the legislation on its advocacy website, New Yorkers for Affordability”
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Two separate web search results confirm the Business Council of New York State launched a website called 'New Yorkers for Affordability' to oppose the proposed laws.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica S. Lappin (born April 25, 1975) is a New York City business leader and a former member of the New York City Council from the 5th district. In 2014, she became the president of the Alliance for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Lappin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The council serves as a check against t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Council
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York University Stern School of Business (NYU Stern or Stern) is the business school of New York University, a private research university based in New York City. Founded as the School of Comm…
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“The coalition backing the legislation includes the Small Business Majority, AARP, NAACP and unions representing grocery store workers.”
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The provided evidence does not mention the specific coalition (Small Business Majority, AARP, NAACP, unions) supporting the 'One Fair Price Package' in New York. One result mentions Small Business Majority in a California context, but not New York.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frank William Abagnale Jr. (; born April 27, 1948) is an American-French security consultant, author, and convicted felon whose documented crimes consist primarily of check fraud and petty theft targe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Highest 2 Lowest is a 2025 American crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay by Alan Fox. It is an English-language remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film High and Low, itsel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Janelle Stelson is an American former Emmy Award-winning television news anchor who worked at WGAL for 26 years. Before that, she worked at WHTM, WPLG, WHP, and WITF. Stelson is running in 2026 to rep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janelle_Stelson
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“James’ office said the legislation protects legitimate custom discounts, including individualized discounts based on a customer’s purchase history.”
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While evidence confirms AG James is pushing the legislation, the specific detail about protecting 'legitimate custom discounts' based on purchase history is not explicitly corroborated across multiple sources in the provided text, though it is a common feature of such legislative arguments.
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web search NEUTRAL — These bills have been introduced in the State Senate and Assembly, and Attorney General James will work with legislative leaders and the bills' sponsors to advance the legislation and ensure it is sig…
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York's leading business advocacy group is launching a $1 million effort to defeat legislation championed by State Attorney General Letitia James that would ban "surveillance pricing ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/ny-business-council-op…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York has enacted the first law requiring companies to disclose when they have used a pricing algorithm and an individual consumer's data to personalize prices. It comes as other jurisdictions weig…
https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2026/01/new-yo…
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“Promotions such as 15% off from a restaurant a customer ordered from before are allowed under the proposal, according to the AG’s office.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic articles about discounts or unrelated news from Hong Kong; none mention the AG's office or the specific 15% restaurant discount example.
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web search NEUTRAL — Use discounts only to provide appreciation to those loyal customers and only when you have a good number of customers, you can risk losing the income.
https://www.templatesold.com/articles/web-design/when-and-ho…
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web search NEUTRAL — Uber Hong Kong has warned that a proposed cap of up to 15,000 ride-hailing permits could trigger a 70 per cent increase in fares and result in 40 per cent of peak-hour bookings being unsuccessful.
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/335327…
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“Discounts based on milestones or life events, such as a birthday or the anniversary of a membership in a rewards program, are also allowed.”
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The provided evidence contains a generic article about AI and birthdays but does not link this to the New York legislation or the AG's office.
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web search NEUTRAL — The idea is that the account managers will get to know clients and remember details like birthdays or children’s names, creating higher customer satisfaction. Medvi’s seven account managers, all hired…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/technology/ai-billion-dol…
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web search NEUTRAL — Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.
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web search NEUTRAL — They want to propose, but the game forces you to help them through a highly stressful, rhythm based mini-game. You are sent to a location like the amusement park or the train station, and the proposin…
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“He acknowledged the current draft of the proposed law exempts some discounts that apply uniformly to all consumers, like sales events such as “25% off this weekend” coupons distributed publicly or store-wide promotions, including “buy one get one” free.”
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