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
  • Nougat@fedia.io
    12·
    1 month ago

    Unfortunately, “people who need to charge their phone” is not a protected class.

    • unconsequential@slrpnk.net
      5·
      1 month ago

      Perhaps not, but we can all agree that’s a form of predatory capitalism and it’s unethical. Not to mention a massive invasion of privacy.

    • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
      9·
      1 month ago

      Maybe not, but Uber should know what they’re doing when they’re targeting people who use economy handsets and integrating additional information. They’re trying to select the vulnerable people which is against the spirit of it. But indeed.