Well, This is actually been going on about 20 years or so. (the airline industry was the first to actually start this). Other organizations that have picked this up include large retailers (such as Walmart, Best Buy, Kroger and all of their companies under their umbrella, And Amazon.
This isn’t exactly new, but it has been starting to get ridiculous because one can end up paying unnecessarily more for a product based on ZIP Code, browser, machine of origin, or any other particular item they choose to select. So, a fairness bill isn’t exactly a bad idea. Everybody pays the same price regardless of where they are. Now, some of those prices might change slightly due to local taxes, but those are a separate item. -Eric. From the central offices of the Technomage guild, Price research department. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2025, at 8:30 AM, greg zegan via PLUG-discuss > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > hello, > https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7033 > > https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/s7033 > > I had no idea this was happening and it sounds rather sinister. > Datamining consumers so they can price merch and possibly price gouge. > > thanks, > Greg > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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