Lmg, the algorithm guesses your individual willingness to pay and tailors the proce accordingly? I wonder if that’s legal under current legislation
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Submitted 3 weeks ago by can@sh.itjust.works to videos@lemmy.world
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SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
PineRune@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Anything is legal if you don’t get in trouble for it. (This opinion is based on recent observations)
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s in a legal grey area rn - the FTC is actively investigating this as “unfair and deceptive” but most countries don’t have explicit laws against price discrimination based on browsing data yet.
scytale@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I said this in another post, but this is a good example to use when arguing with the nothing-to-hide-nothing-to-fear crowd.
manxu@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
That's been happening for a long while, now. Years ago, you could get different prices on Amazon if you went with a private browsing session. Granted, the barrage of trackers online makes this a lot easier to dial in for corporations.