# 'A transparent, consistent price at the register': Maryland is the first US state to ban 'surveillance pricing' — and shocked shoppers are hoping others follow suit soon

> Maryland is introducing the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act It will ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores Some consumer rights groups think it doesn't go far enough So-called 'surveillance pricing' in grocery…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/a-transparent-consistent-price-at-the-register-maryland-is-the-first-us-state-to-ban-surveillance-pricing-and-shocked-shoppers-are-hoping-others-follow-suit-soon?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69f34c6a6952c9f4cb277a7b)
- **Published:** 2026-04-30
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #pricing #maryland #surveillance #state #stores #based #consistent #enough
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