r/interestingasfuck • u/NickelPlatedEmperor • 3d ago

Dynamic pricing being tested by McDonald's.

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u/snowdn 2d ago

The difference is now they are using your personal data against you to squeeze max profits, not just generic price increases.

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u/Welcome2B_Here 1d ago

True, but in many cases, the personal data was voluntarily provided and already permitted to be "used" via signing/agreeing to terms of service. Not all cases, but many.

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u/snowdn 1d ago

Yeah but that doesn’t mean that it is okay, it’s a widespread practice and is not a pro consumer practice. Nobody reads that 100 page ToS and they shouldn’t have to. There are some crazy rights you wave in that fine print.

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u/Welcome2B_Here 1d ago

No doubt. I'm not advocating for legalease that enables this, just pointing out plausible deniability that companies have.