Midnight@slrpnk.net to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoWhat is personalized pricing, and how do I avoid it?theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkWhat is personalized pricing, and how do I avoid it?theconversation.comMidnight@slrpnk.net to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareCrocodilloBombardino@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agoit’s called discriminatory pricing and it’s supposed to be illegal
minus-squaresocialsecurity@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoSo is price gouging and price fixing… But post covid both became main stream.
minus-squareMysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoActually, personalized pricing isnt the same as illegal price discrimination - it’s legal as long as it doesn’t discriminate based on protected characteristics like race or gender.
it’s called discriminatory pricing and it’s supposed to be illegal
So is price gouging and price fixing… But post covid both became main stream.
Actually, personalized pricing isnt the same as illegal price discrimination - it’s legal as long as it doesn’t discriminate based on protected characteristics like race or gender.