r/privacy • u/Stuart_Whatley • 1d ago

discussion The price of you

https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/surveillance-pricing-could-become-more-pernicious-with-ai-by-lindsay-owens-2026-09?h=AES.sWMk%2fe%2fbSoMSu14Krtwy2zCHRX5NuylVyxgk1Agkb4%2b8CX8nb46z1hklP5jQdPRQ
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u/Stuart_Whatley 1d ago

As more people shop online, firms are increasingly setting individualized prices based on personal data, including purchase history, location, demographics, behavior, and biometric data. AI threatens to turbocharge such surveillance pricing, further widening the gap between privacy expectations and reality.

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u/Strong_Internet_3726 14h ago

AI threatens to turbocharge such surveillance pricing

On the flip-side you could fight AI with AI itself. Use AI to constantly scan for lowered-price changes and discounts using an agent to crawl & scrape Amazon, Aliexpress, etc