Should California retailers use your cellphone data to change prices?
calmatters.org
California lawmakers are backing a bill to ban using information like a cellphone’s battery life, model and geolocation data to set different prices

California lawmakers want to ban companies from using data about consumers’ devices like battery life, model and geolocation to set fluctuating prices. Proponents say such “surveillance pricing” is discriminatory.

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    29 days ago

    Wait, what? Are they using your device’s battery percentage to judge how desperate you are for a ride RIGHT NOW? Like, upcharge you if your phone is going to die?