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Wasn't there also a thread a while back about how Uber was allegedly using battery levels to manipulate surge pricing at the individual level? So if your phone
by sbarre 10y ago
Wasn't there also a thread a while back about how Uber was allegedly using battery levels to manipulate surge pricing at the individual level?
So if your phone was dying you were more likely to accept it because you wanted to book the ride before it died?
Unscrupulous websites could theoretically manipulate your experience in similar ways using battery level knowledge, I would think..
- mynameisbahaa 10y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11746343 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11746343
- campuscodi 10y agoIt was only a study. Users were willing to accept higher prices, but no company was caught red-handed yet.