What if the prices you pay increased based on where you live, what computer you use, or how your mouse moves across the page? Companies increasingly use personal data to set individualized prices, a practice critics call "surveillance pricing." Researchers have found examples ranging from higher hotel rates for Mac users to steeper ride-share fares for trips ending in non-white neighborhoods.
Is this smart business, or a new way of making us pay for our privacy? We'll break down how it works, why privacy advocates like EFF say it harms privacy, equity, and competition, and what we can do to ban it. Join the livestream online followed by live Q&A.
EFFecting Change Livestream Series:
Same Product, Different Price
Thursday, November 5th
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Pacific - Check Local Time
Livestream followed by Q&A
THIS EVENT IS LIVE AND FREE
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Recording
We hope you and your friends can join us live! If you can't make it, we’ll post the recording afterward on YouTube and the Internet Archive!
About the Speakers
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