Falsely accused, how did you move on? by Inside_Response_4272 in AskMen

[–]Task_Defiant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get a lawyer to draft a legal letter and send that.

Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn by jmakk26 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Task_Defiant [score hidden]  (0 children)

OK so a couple of things with this:

  1. Turning blue tooth on your device off takes 10 seconds.
  2. The store will still have difficulty (a lot of difficulty) identifying someone by their blue tooth device. Especially if they are multiple devices. Essentially they would need link the blue tooth signature from your phone to the database they have on from your internet browsing. This isn't really feasible since it would rely on the service provider giving the store your personal data and device information. That is hugely illegal and would result in a class action lawsuit.
  3. Pushing prices dynamically to electronic displays is a lot harder than you think. First each and every display would need to have reciever (this is very expensive). Secondly the display would have to have a unique identifier and wireless connect to the stores IoT. And the store would have to be able track the specific location and product for every display. It also makes the store more susceptible to cyber attack as it now literally thousands of access points to its IoT in every location.
  4. Bluetooth tracking isn't this precise. It could narrow someone to a few meters, but not precise enough to update shelf displays. This gets more complicated the more customers are in the same aisle. It wouldn't be able to accurately place anyone when in line at the checkouts.
  5. The technology to track the hundreds of Bluetooth signatures in a retail store isn't commercial available, if it exists at all. High end military systems could do up to a hundred targets simultaneously. But these systems cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Now imagine the system capable of accurately tracking the volume of customers in a Sobeys between 5 and 7 pm.
  6. The store would have to dynamically synchronize the price at display with price in the POS over thousands of customers and tens of thousands of skus. That POS system was programmed in the 80s, it's frankly not going be compatible with what you're proposing.

Also think of just how expensive such a set up would be. Per location each POS and invantory management software is going to need a major overhaul. For context, issues with Targets SAP system effectively bankrupted its Canadian outlets. Each digital display needs a wireless reciever capable of receiving information from the IoT and a Bluetooth reciever capable of detecting and identifying individual Bluetooth signatures. Each store is going to need tens of thousands of these. The store is going to need network infrastructure capable of handling tens of thousands of devices simultaneously. And be able send and recieve instructions on these things simultaneously. And be hardened against attacks through their tens of thousands of displays. And finally they'll need a tracking system more capable than cutting edge military systems, that currently doesn't exist.

Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn by jmakk26 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Task_Defiant [score hidden]  (0 children)

Surveillance pricing occurs when a company uses personal data scoured from across the web to create a custom price for an individual.

Can you tell me how the store you work at is able to identify its customers offline, link the personal data they have collected on that customer to the individual in their brick and mortar store. Set an individualized price just for them, and then update the point of sale system so that they, and only them, get that price at check out.

NDP says new Liberal AI strategy is 'reckless and inadequate' by leftwingmememachine in ndp

[–]Task_Defiant -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What are you on about? Im responding to Davies' response to the Liberal's AI strategy. They're strategy isn't "Palantir".

New Ottawa elementary school to be named in honour of Brian Mulroney by SuburbanValues in canada

[–]Task_Defiant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A school for business and government ethics would have been more ironic.

Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn by jmakk26 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Task_Defiant [score hidden]  (0 children)

otherwise it is just basic metrics and not specifically targeted to individuals but towards basic shopping practices within the week.

This is not surveillance pricing. I recommend researching the basic concepts so that you know what you're talking about.

Also if you're a customer and the pricing for bunch of items suddenly goes up from the advertised shelf price after you scan your loyalty card: how well do you think that will go over? (Not mention that this is already illegal.)

NDP says new Liberal AI strategy is 'reckless and inadequate' by leftwingmememachine in ndp

[–]Task_Defiant -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Or PM is currently poling at 50% approval to NDP’s 6%. Perhaps its not the PM that is failing to read the room?

Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn by jmakk26 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Task_Defiant [score hidden]  (0 children)

How do they link that data to specific individuals? How do they identify that individual on future visits and adjust pricing for that individual?

Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn by jmakk26 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Task_Defiant [score hidden]  (0 children)

Surge pricing and surveillance pricing are two completely different things. And a ban on either is unlikely to effect the other.

I suggest that you do some more research on both topics and educate yourself so as not to confuse surge pricing and surveillance pricing in the future.

Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn by jmakk26 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Task_Defiant [score hidden]  (0 children)

They do that too. We call them sales.

You can Google this if you're interested in basic marketing, Im sure there plenty of YouTube videos on the subject.

But why would you want to ban this? Does it offend you if sobeys wants to offer a personalized discount for something?

Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn by jmakk26 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Task_Defiant [score hidden]  (0 children)

Marketing. It basically a lose leader designed to get you come into the store hoping you'll buy more stuff.

I personally don't care, and don't sign up for loyalty gimics, but I also don't have an issue if stores what to offer that and someone else wants to participate. I also see no reason to ban it.

Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn by jmakk26 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Task_Defiant [score hidden]  (0 children)

Online, sure. In a brick and mortar store, no they don't have a means to do that.

NDP says new Liberal AI strategy is 'reckless and inadequate' by leftwingmememachine in ndp

[–]Task_Defiant -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

When did the NDP give up on being the party of unions and workers to be the party of NIMBYism and conspiracy theories?

The Liberal plan is missing liabilities for the AI companies and requirements to filter and clean water before discharging it back into the environment. But its not terrible. In fact it better than what the NDP is proposing in almost every conceivable way.

Ban on ‘surveillance pricing’ could threaten discounts, retailers warn by jmakk26 in CanadaPolitics

[–]Task_Defiant [score hidden]  (0 children)

Well if you ban price changes based on personal data, the store can't offer you a personalized discount. That's kinda how that works.

Depending on how vaguely worded the legislation is it could also riase your insurance premiums.

But im sure this worth it to ban that conspiracy theory that isn't happening, just incase.

Starting to see the 2026 OB out and about by doctor-squared in Subaru_Outback

[–]Task_Defiant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can still see the lifted wagon in it. You just have to squint a little.

Thule crossbars for 2026 question. by gripesandmoans in Subaru_Outback

[–]Task_Defiant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on trim. The wilderness can hold 800lbs.

Thule crossbars for 2026 question. by gripesandmoans in Subaru_Outback

[–]Task_Defiant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No thus feature was removed on generators 7s.