Comment on Delta moves toward eliminating set prices in favor of AI that determines how much you personally will pay for a ticket

a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• phx@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You can actually already do this to an extent. Make certain bookings from a different country by VPN and it will affect your price (for the same flight/hotel/etc). I tried this a year ago and it made a difference!

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  • nickiwest@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So … wait for the EU to outlaw this practice as price gouging, then use a VPN to appear to be buying from the EU?

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• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  the catch is that the vpn connects to the poorest areas of the country you live in

  A common mistake.

  The High Price of Being Poor

  You’re going to get a worse deal if the airline thinks you’re not going to be a repeat customer or part of a larger network of frequent fliers. The customers who get the best deals are the ones that airlines believe they will be able to collect money from routinely. If they have you pegged as someone who will only ever buy a ticket once or twice in their lives, they’re going to try and sell you the worst possible seat at the highest possible price.

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  • a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s a good argument, so probably the location should be in a pretty high COL suburb, maybe a gated community.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I suspect the AI is going to be more interested in your history with Delta (frequent flyer status) and the fanciness of your credit card than your zip code.

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      • a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        ok, so the system must be able to complete payment themselves using well-known “fancy” credit cards, which belong to a white guy working in Big Tech (or an equivalent business credit card, which would be easier) complete with linkedin profile.

        sounds more complicated, but should still be doable. but it’s a mind experiment anyways (and probably already in use by secret services to keep a low profile on their agents).

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      • iglou@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s very, very, very likely to take into accounts a bunch of data bought from all the wonderful companies that track all your habits, especially purchasing habits.

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• eecobb@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_fingerprint

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  • a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    i know it’s not that easy, i’m quite paranoid about my trackability, but running that browser in a small VM would be an option.

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