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Open the companion tool →Why the map is different from the news
Coverage reports a trend; a shopper needs to know the rule where they actually buy, whether it is in force, and what it requires. That is a small, specific list.
Bills that are not law still matter: they tell you which complaints a regulator is currently interested in.
The protocol
- List the states and cities where you shop, rent, or book travel.
- For each, find whether an algorithmic or personalised pricing rule is in force, pending, or absent.
- Record the status with the source, the date you checked, and what the rule requires.
- Note the complaint route for each jurisdiction.
- Set a review date; most of these rules are moving within months.
What the tool does
Build an algorithmic-pricing rule tracker It runs locally in this browser and sends nothing.
Limit first: This is a record-keeping and comparison aid, not legal or financial advice. It cannot prove that a price was personalised, and it does not know what a company's pricing model does internally.
Open the companion tool →Cost and free path
Cost: Free: one complete run in this browser, no account. Optional $4 one-time unlock allows unlimited runs of this tool on this browser. The free path and safety guidance never require payment.
Rule status (mixed route): Status, 2026-10-03: 35+ states have live algorithmic-pricing bills, at least one disclosure requirement is in force, and federal enforcement priorities are shifting — re-check every 30 days while you are complaining.
Automated decision this documents: state and local algorithmic-pricing rules
Free path, in order (no cost):
- The Federal Register and your state legislature's bill tracker (free, authoritative)
- Your state attorney general's consumer division
- State or local consumer advocacy groups that track pricing legislation
What this cannot do: It cannot prove that a price was personalised, and it does not know what a company's pricing model does internally.
Sources checked 2026-10-03 · source bank reviewed against the live pages listed in metadata.
One human next step
Use the docket or legislature page rather than news summaries for status, and re-check every 30 days if you are actively complaining about a price.
Research log and safety checks
AI-assist path: not used for a verdict. This builder organises the reader's own documents and names an independent source; it does not infer authenticity, eligibility, or legal rights. §6.9/§6.10/§6.11 disclosed in the batch report; §6.12 status line carried in metadata as `status_line`.
§0.5 protection result: category is ai-pricing-transparency; crisis-adjacent: no; fear/urgency/scarcity toolkit used: no. The protective function is free and the paid feature is convenience only.