"here's something that really is happening: ecommerce sites charge parents of newborns extra when they order thermometers in the middle of the night. I'm not saying that anyone ever sat down and said, 'Parents with sick children will pay whatever we charge for a thermometer at 2AM…' this is the kind of thing an automated system can do without any human intervention…" Pluralistic: The stupidest imaginable excuses for surveillance pricing (30 Jul 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/30/pay-for-privacy/