Re: Re: Price Discrimination on Internet

[miychi <miyachi9@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2002.05.26 01:47 PM, "Sabri Oncu" <soncu@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Eric writes:
>
>> In fact, the jury is out as to whether (first degree)
>> price discrimination is really possible on the Internet.
>> It would be easy for customers to foil attempts to target
>> them for higher prices by eliminating information in cookies
>> (or using cookies with false information within them)
>> and/or by learning shopping behavior that a shopping
>> site's algorithm believes indicates someone with a high
>> elasticity of demand. And, of course, Amazon.com got slapped
>> on its virtual hands when it started activities that would
>> permit it (so it thought) to introduce price discrimination.
>
> This is interesting. A while ago I had an exchange with Ravi here
> about sofware engineers' lowliness, where I mentioned an internet
> startup to which I was trying to sell my consulting. One thing I
> learnt from that experience is that in the US transferring
> information from the computer of an individual and storing it in
> a central database is illegal because it is a violation of
> privacy. However, individual information can be legally stored in
> cookies since they reside on the individuals computer and hence
> belongs to the individual. But when you visit a website that
> dropped that cookie on your computer, the website has access to
> the cookie and can process that information on your computer. Why
> is this not also a violation of privacy according to the US law?
>
> Sabri
>
Sabri

In fact, there is no privacy in this credit capitalist society.
We need to discuss assuming someone record that. In reality, provider retain
all record as log in its stock. This information society information is
value-laden. So information can sell and buy.
In adding, concept of privacy is product of civil society from 16C.
Distinction public and privacy began with these period. Privacy is in fact
police concept as well as freedom,security etc. IN this sense you are swayed
by bourgeois ideology. As example In Bali society, no privacy exists. But
they live freely and comfortable. Why? Because they simply need not to have
privacy. It's all.
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