'surveillance Pricing': Why You Might Be Paying More Than Your Neighbour
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The article discusses 'surveillance pricing', where companies use personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service based on individual consumer characteristics, sparking concerns about fairness and privacy.
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"I see based on your social media posts you have a family member in hospice. Now you're buying a airline ticket to their city. You must really want to see them so I'm guessing you'll pay a 100% markup..."
Personally, I think that surveillance pricing is inherently abusive.