Colorado Passes First US Bill Banning AI Surveillance Pricing — HB26-1210 Prohibits Personalized Pricing Based on Behavioral Data

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The Colorado House passed HB26-1210, potentially the first US law to ban AI-driven 'surveillance pricing' where companies use behavioral data, biometrics, or inferred characteristics to set individualized prices or wages. The bill now moves to the state Senate. 113 points, 32 comments on HN. If signed by Gov. Polis, it would set a precedent for regulating algorithmic pricing nationwide — a growing concern as AI-powered dynamic pricing becomes standard in e-commerce.