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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[–] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (-1 children)

At Target you can ~10% off when you buy a retail product online for pickup. -You can't place an online order (even for pickup) without entering all of your contact and billing details...

I know it's technically not surveillance pricing, but it's still incredibly scummy.

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