Washington Post faces class-action lawsuit alleging 'surveillance pricing' of subscribers

The Washington Post was accused of "surveillance pricing" in a new class action lawsuit filed against the paper on Thursday.

According to the complaint, the Washington Post "covertly harvested" personal data from subscribers to set unequal prices for longtime customers based on their browsing habits and profile information.

"Rather than rewarding loyalty, The Post's system converted Subscribers' engagement into leverage against them. Longtime Subscribers would end up paying more than...