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The FTC is cracking down on companies that charge you a personalized price; Proposed enforcement policy would force companies to tell consumers how their personal data is being used to set a price (www.consumerreports.org)
submitted 9 hours ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1351169/the-ftc-is-cracking-down-on-companies-that-charge-you-a-personalized-price-proposed-enfo

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 13 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

How about force companies to stop price discrimination? 🀷 Is that crazy?

"Here's how's you're being fucked" is not helpful...

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

I'd be alright with "Bill Gates? That will be five million dollars." and "Broke ass looking guy? That will be two pennies, rounded down."

[–] TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social 2 points 3 hours ago

Yes it is crazy. You'd be stopping profits, and that is a sin.

[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Has the money not landed in Trumps crypto account yet?

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

This is just the public notice threat to get them to start making their payments.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 11 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Tax billionaires and their companies with personalized taxes, set by an AI with proprietary algorithm optimized for revenue optimization.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 50 points 8 hours ago

I don't want them to be required to tell me why they're overcharging! I want them to be required to not overcharge!

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 27 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Toothless placating noise from the pedophile’s FTC, which is meaningless.

After the midterms this effort will go away, unless we defeat the Nazis

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 hours ago

the criminal-in-chief wants more 'donations' from major retailers.