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Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn (www.thestar.com)
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In its long-awaited artificial intelligence strategy released Thursday, the Carney government said it will “strengthen its privacy laws to ensure that Canadians’ personal information is not used inappropriately, including for surveillance pricing.” Government officials did not give further details or clarify when asked if that will be an outright ban on the practice.

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[–] 9 points 5 months ago

I think most of us understand economics well enough to see that there's no difference between a selective discount and a selective price hike.

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