The Wild World of Surveillance Pricing with Lee Hepner
May 29, 2025
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Episode 19 · May 29, 2025
The Wild World of Surveillance Pricing with Lee Hepner
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The Wild World of Surveillance Pricing with Lee Hepner
Summary
Ever wonder why the price of your rent or even a bag of frozen potatoes seems to jump for no clear reason? It could be the result of “surveillance pricing”—where companies use your personal data and powerful algorithms to set prices just for you, often squeezing consumers and renters alike. Matt chats with antitrust lawyer Lee Hepner about the rise of these new forms of price fixing. They dig into the RealPage scandal, where software allegedly helped landlords coordinate rent hikes across mil...
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