Summary
Rockville is now the first Maryland city to ban algorithmic pricing—software that sets rent, ticket, or shopping prices based on your data. If you rent or buy locally, the law could mean fewer personalized price hikes. Businesses that rely on those tools will have to change how they price.
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Your rent or ticket price can’t be jacked up by an algorithm that knows your data—so you might save money, while local businesses lose a pricing tool.
Renters, shoppers, and ticket buyers get protection from data-driven price hikes.
Landlords, ticket sellers, and pricing-software vendors lose a tool they say helps match prices to demand.
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