Companies could be using your data to charge you higher prices than other shoppers when you’re shopping online, according to a warning from the Federal Trade Commission. “This is creepy and invasive, ...

Between surveillance pricing and discounting, it's harder than ever to figure out if you're getting the best price.

WASHINGTON — From raising the price of diapers for parents who recently searched for them online, to stores excluding regular customers from discounts because they are likely to buy the product anyway ...

It’s no secret that companies are collecting data while consumers browse their sites. But some companies are doing more with the info than trying to improve products or marketing efforts: They are ...

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to Sam Levine, former director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, now at UC Berkeley, about the use online data to charge some customers more for products and services.