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Oopsie Daisy

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1. Are not fares already variable and "personalized" depending on which country the online purchase originates from?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 06:42 AM

Aug 3

I think I recall hearing one of the "selling points" of many VPN services is that someone can change their IP to appear as though they are in the UK to book their reservation, and the fares shown people in the UK are less than the fares offered to people in the US.

There's no global parity.

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Delta Air Lines assures U.S. lawmakers it will not personalize fares using AI [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 3 OP

Are not fares already variable and "personalized" depending on which country the online purchase originates from? Oopsie Daisy Aug 3 #1

I think the original issue that came up BumRushDaShow Aug 3 #2

Great customerserviceguy Aug 3 #3

I can't believe this could even be legal. Karma13612 Aug 3 #4

Until this country gets off its end-stage capitalist ass and actually fucking regulates AI, the fear of this is going to Karasu Aug 3 #5

They lie, just like Trump & Enablers Hekate Aug 3 #6