AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPersonalized pricing crackdown: The FTC is seeking public comment on “personalized pricing,” warning that changing prices based on personal data could violate consumer-protection rules, with Maryland already among states that have moved to limit surveillance pricing. Digital IDs: Apple Wallet is slowly expanding mobile driver’s licenses, with Maryland already supported and more states expected to roll out in the coming months. Data centers in the region: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says his new data-center rules create the “strictest guardrails in the nation,” adding consent and transparency requirements as other states debate moratoriums. Cyber and privacy: Maryland-linked coverage highlights growing scrutiny of data brokers and surveillance tech, including license-plate reader privacy concerns elsewhere. Space science: NASA-linked reporting says Earth microbes may survive in sheltered lunar south-pole niches, while separate research warns the Moon is shrinking and could affect future landing safety. Local tech + health: Maryland’s nursing workforce gets a new “Pay It Forward” fund, and a study finds gestational hypertension is rising fast in the U.S.
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