This isn’t an interconnected two way API/algorithm. There is no collusion here. That requires a two way communication and agreement. Amazon is taking public data and automating what every company out there already does.
At best Amazon will get pegged if they are using internal pricing data, but they likely are using publicly available data from the site to avoid that.
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Amazon gets sales data, not just pricing data that can be scraped.
Its the extra data they get by controlling the platform/marketplace that becomes problematic imo.
ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I agree that could be a sticking point, and maybe end up with a minor fine for that. Amazon (and Google+ Ms) typically are very good at separating that data. I’m not sure what Amazon would use that here.
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You have more faith in the ethical behavior of Amazon than i.
LukeMedia@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I have a feeling that, if they are separating data properly, it’s not to be ethical and good. I would imagine they do this for compliance.
ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Amazon is pretty upfront with customer data and protects it well. You might not agree with their policy, but they’ve never lied to the b2b and AWS customers.