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JetBlue told a grieving customer to clear his cookies after a $230 price hike—then deleted the evidence (fortune.com)

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 63 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

JetBlue is hardly the first airline to fall into the limelight for potentially changing its prices based on a user’s browser history.

The Federal Trade Commission has studied surveillance pricing methods since 2024, and found retailers often used people’s personal information to set individualized pricing information. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he “directed staff to start examining” if new disclosure rules are needed by companies during a Senate Commerce Committee earlier this month.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 57 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

or, OR... We could ban the fuckery

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Not likely under Trump sadly

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