## JetBlue sued over claims it uses customers’ personal data to set ticket prices

Authored by theguardian.com

JetBlue has been sued in a proposed class action claiming it uses customers’ personal data to set ticket prices, after its response to a social media post raised concern that the carrier employed “surveillance pricing” to make flying more expensive.

According to a complaint filed late on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court, JetBlue conceals its use of “trackers” to set prices dynamically, and shares data with third parties whose programs help it decide when to raise fares.

It also said it does not use personal data or artificial intelligence to set ticket prices.

Surveillance pricing lets companies use browsing histories, locations and other personal data to set individual prices.

The lawsuit followed an 18 April exchange on X where a passenger praised JetBlue but said “a $230 increase on a ticket after one day is crazy.

On Tuesday, two Democratic lawmakers in Congress asked JetBlue to respond to detailed questions about pricing, including whether it uses personal data “to inform prices”.

In November, two dozen congressional lawmakers asked Delta Air Lines to address whether it used or plans to use generative AI in setting prices. »

### Union Now Is America’s New Strike Fund

Authored by prospect.org

NEW YORK – The American labor movement will soon have something it’s never had before: a centralized strike fund.

The Union Now fund will be a centralized, national clearinghouse to get money directly into the hands of workers, Nelson told the Prospect.

“The labor movement hasn’t had a national strike fund,” Nelson said, and that lack of material support “is a fundamental issue, a fundamental roadblock to organizing.”. »

### 'The Truth Is Better Than Continuing to Lose': Petition Demands DNC Release Autopsy of 2024 Defeat

Authored by commondreams.org

RootsAction has organized a letter writing campaign encouraging supporters to email the DNC demanding release of its analysis of how Democrats in 2024 lost the presidential election to twice-impeached convicted felon Donald Trump.

“But the truth is better than continuing to lose.

Releasing the autopsy will help us understand what voters really want heading into midterms and the next presidential election. »

### Singapore foreign minister: Strait of Hormuz chaos a 'dry run' for if U.S.-China conflict emerges

Authored by fortune.com

Today’s tumult in the Strait of Hormuz may be a dress rehearsal for tomorrow’s war in the Pacific, according to Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

Despite this happening on the world stage, Balakrishnan said he doesn’t feel like Singapore has to pick between the two countries.

The Strait of Hormuz chaos may already be foreshadowing challenges Singapore may face in the Pacific. »

### ‘Absurd Corruption’: Disgust as Eric Trump Brags About Scoring $24 Million Pentagon Deal

Authored by commondreams.org

Eric Trump on his $24 million Pentagon contract for robots: "It's gonna change industry, military application, hospitality.

Eric Trump and his brother, Donald Trump Jr., for months have been investing in companies with the goal of scoring lucrative Pentagon deals.

National security attorney Bradley Moss, in a nod to possible future congressional investigations of the Trump family's corruption, advised Eric Trump to "preserve your records. »

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