People shop in Osher Ad Supermarket branch in Talpiot, Jerusalem, November 12, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** קניות סופרמרקט סופר קניות עגלות מצרכים יומיומי אושר עד גלאט כשר

Israel’s Chamber of Commerce says the time has come to repeal a law mandating little sticky price-tags on every item in the supermarket, in favor of smart screens, q-codes and surge pricing in the freezer aisle. Is this the voice of progress, or of rapacious capitalists who want to squeeze a little more cash from consumers?

This is a segment from The “Who Surveils the Surveillors?” Edition.

 

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Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90: People shop in Osher Ad Supermarket branch in Jerusalem

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