The Data Privacy Crackdown Is Coming For Your Favorite Food Apps

Key points

• A ‘patchwork’ of state data privacy laws is creating a compliance nightmare for national food brands and third-party delivery services.
• The FTC is heavily scrutinizing ‘surveillance pricing,’ where AI adjusts food costs based on a consumer’s personal data and location.
• Independent restaurants face ‘trickle-down’ risks, including higher tech fees and potential legal liability from their software providers.

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Sources and methodology

Reported from the public datasets below.

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - FTC enforcement actions
• U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) - DOJ press releases and filings

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