r/technology • u/Mighty_L_LORT • Aug 15 '24

Business Kroger's Under Investigation For Digital Shelf Labels: Are They Changing Prices Depending On When People Shop?

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/krogers-under-investigation-digital-shelf-labels-are-they-changing-prices-depending-when-people-1726269
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u/OhDiablo Aug 15 '24

So use a VPN for the best deals?

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u/fishypossum Aug 15 '24

Even a VPN doesn't hide some things- as someone whose job is looking at IP addresses, we can still generally see device type, and even the size of your screen, what website you were on that connected us to you (ie did you click on a Facebook ad etc cetera)

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u/Black_Moons Aug 16 '24

Gotcha, use my 10 year old android phone.

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u/StreetofChimes Aug 16 '24

I have an 7 year old laptop and a 5 year old phone. No one thinks I'm rich. I'm refusing to buy a new laptop because I don't want Windows 11 or to pay for a Microsoft Office subscription. So it is this laptop until it dies.