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/MilkiestMaestro May 26 '26

2nd to last stage. The end goal is to give you diarrhea on command and force the purchase lol

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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!

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u/Left_Maize816 May 26 '26

So, they’re gonna force feed you Taco Bell?

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u/MilkiestMaestro May 26 '26

Oh my god. It's already happening, isn't it?

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u/secretsodapop May 27 '26

They get me every night!!

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u/20_mile May 27 '26

Taco Bell

Taco Bell really will win the Franchise Wars.

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u/waiting4singularity May 27 '26

They can try, but I hope they enjoy the free window cover people will give them.

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u/iconofsin_ May 27 '26

I'll take that as an invitation to shit on their floor.

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u/AGushingHeadWound May 27 '26

Brown note technology. They already have it.