How to Disappear: Shopping Online
Is it true you'll get cheaper groceries or flights ordering them on a public library computer? Social media sleuths suggest that using the library is the key to nabbing good deals in our current era of surveillance pricing. Read our reported feature on how companies use your personal data to price things online. Some shoppers go as far as poisoning personal data for deals. Regulations around such practices are emerging but still slim: Maryland and Connecticut have banned such practices, while New York and California are waiting for legislation to kick in.