A new law will ban retailers from using shoppers’ personal data to hike grocery prices—but consumer advocates warn it contains loopholes that companies could exploit.

  • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Companies just have way too much data about people.

    It should be illegal to store/compile data that isn’t directly related to the good, services or products that you’re offering.

    We’re getting to the point where everything about you, down to your real-time location, is available to anyone with enough money. That’s just not a power that we should allow to go unregulated.

    • BigJohnnyHines@lemmy.ca
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      7 days ago

      This is the real crux of the issue. Data collection and algorithmic incentives are destroying society.