Your neighbor pays less than you for the same flight, the same ride, the same groceries. The difference is not luck. It is your data. This week the Federal Trade Commission ordered nine of America's biggest companies to explain how personal data and loyalty programs shape prices and gig driver pay, with 45 days to respond. Delta and Target deny targeting prices to individuals, and this is an inquiry, not a verdict. The question is who sets your price, and what they know when they set it.
Sources: FTC orders Delta, Uber and others to hand over data on algorithmic pricing (The Guardian)
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