The scary new ways you're about to get overcharged for everything
The scary new ways you're about to get overcharged for everything
Retailers have figured out how to set prices based on your age, mood, and sexual orientation.
Retailers have figured out how to set prices based on your age, mood, and sexual orientation
I still remember the low-grade shock I felt a decade ago when I learned that price discrimination is often perfectly legal in the United States. In law school, my antitrust professor introduced us to the obscure Depression-era Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act by quickly highlighting that this law very much failed to live up to its title. Under the long-standing law, companies can face ruinous penalties for price discrimination only if they're discriminating against other businesses.
That's so American.
So everyone should open their own LLC. and file price discrimination suits, right?
I fucking hate it here.
Unironically yes. People have less rights than businesses here.
Don't give sovcits any ammo.
Isn't that what sovereign citizens believe already happened?
Including news I suppose. Paywall.
Yes, that’s one more way.
I've never paid for wapo, ama
Not all heroes wear capes! Well maybe you do, but even if you don’t, thank you!
I remember discussing this in business school in the 90s. Airlines mostly have it working; you can see it from time to time on Amazon…. But use my sweet summer children; this is what every industry would kill to have
This is a great reason to smudge your digital fingerprint.
I'm pretty confident my paid VPN pays for itself every month in my not being over charged quite as badly.
How exactly would a VPN prevent this? It doesn't make you anonymous.
How exactly would a VPN prevent this?
VPN masks your IP of origin.
You need to block cookies and use private browsing, by default, as well.
Also, sacrifice two chickens under a full moon, ever fortnight. Though I'm not convinced that's not just something Doug is into, now that I think about it.
It doesn't make you anonymous.
The chicken thing does. At least, it certainly works for Doug.