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Brendan Mortimer
Brendan Mortimer

@mort · Jan 16, 2025

View postHat Tip: @Beth

I worked in e-commerce for nearly a decade and while we used Geo location (primarily for language/currency localization, sometimes for bot mitigation) I never saw it used for price discrimination. Wild stuff!

Hotel booking sites caught overcharging travelers from Bay Area

Hotel booking sites caught overcharging travelers from Bay Area

Popular hotel booking sites like Expedia and Hotels.com raise their prices substantially when San Franciscans use their online booking platforms.

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