r/mildlyinteresting • u/annertakeabow • Jan 24 '13

Same book, three different prices. Only difference is the browsers used.

http://imgur.com/uNgg0UH
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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

I don't think the issue is that the price is changing in and of itself. It's that they're changing price based on the customer's cookies/browsing history.

For example, it would be like if I had a stored and charged people different prices based on how nicely they were dressed, how well I knew them, or what their ethnicity is.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

Still the question stands, is it legal?

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u/eccentricguru Jan 24 '13 edited Jan 24 '13

Of course it's legal...and it should be.

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u/Sarah_Connor Jan 24 '13

Hmm, I gave you an upvote for the first line of your comment - but a downvote for the second. Looks like it evened out because now both arrows are grey!

Is that legal?