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Richard Blumenthal: “FTC Chair, Lina Khan issued investigative demands for data…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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'We Need A Federal Law': Richard Blumenthal Demands Quick Work To Regulate AI Price-Setting

Published | Video Starts at 01:40

We need federal standards. We need national safeguards. And to that end, I am deeply disappointed that the present chairman of the FTC has abandoned the work that began under the prior. FTC Chair, Lina Khan issued investigative demands for data from retailers on this practice. And at the end of her term, the Commission published a preliminary report that found, quote, retailers frequently use people's personal information to set targeted, tailored prices for goods and … (01:40–01:52)

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Asserts that former FTC Chair Lina Khan requested data from retailers regarding surveillance pricing.

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