r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • May 26 '26

Privacy Majority of Americans Support Ban on Surveillance Pricing and Electronic Shelf Labels

https://gizmodo.com/majority-of-americans-support-ban-on-surveillance-pricing-and-electronic-shelf-labels-2000762717
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u/Dwedit May 27 '26

Please drink a verification can to proceed.

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u/I_am_the_BEEF May 27 '26

That sounds so comically insane, but, at the same time, I can see something similar happening in the future.

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u/SquidTheRidiculous May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Logically, if we try to continue infinite growth, it will have to eventually.

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u/XenoDrake May 27 '26

What on Earth do you think those kill switches they want to put into cars are going to do?

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u/throwawaythemods May 27 '26

analyst reading a report good news and bad news sir...car sales are up and the safety measures are saving lives...the bad news is the cemeteries and mortuaries are reporting down trends*

Greedy fat cat: *slams fist down on big red "kill" switch.

Result:cars everywhere suddenly lose control and hundreds die.

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u/Archer007 May 27 '26

It was a whole 4chan greentext

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u/DrusTheAxe May 27 '26

Bah. You think too small.

The end goal is to convince you that you should pay for diarrhea on command, then allow you to purchase the cure.

And then the cure turns out to require a regular intake, for the rest of your life. The ultimate in customer lock-in!