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Uber got caught doing this a decade ago, raising the price of taxi rides for users whose batteries were about to die, but these days, everyone's in on the game. For example, McDonald's has invested in a company that spies on your finances to determine when your payday is, and then raises the price of your usual breakfast sandwich by a dollar the day you get paid:
pluralistic.net/2024/06/05/you…
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https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/113594872085376712
https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/05/your-price-named/#privacy-first-again
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