DoorDash has patented a system that lets companies offer promotional deals based on how stressed you are. States are passing bans against surveillance pricing, and Big Tech is spending big to crush them. We uncovered the $13K wine-and-dine that defanged Maryland’s ban. Producer: Alec Opperman Editor: Addison Post Videographers: Evan Carter, Norberto Peña-Rios, Laura Bustillos Jáquez, Jack Davis, Rob Jackson. Supervising Producer: Sam Quigley Video Production Manager: Isabel Atalya Video Production Coordinator: Jodi Clemens Video Production Fellow: Astrid Dong Student Agitators: Morgan Garrow Zachary Scorielli Zac Task Additional Research: Sludge

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