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Re:Battery Status API being Removed from Firefox due to Priv... by sbarre on Thursday November 03, 2016 @06:08AM (#12862686)
Wasn't there also a thread a while back about how Uber was allegedly using battery levels to manipulate surge pricing at the individual level?

So if your phone was dying you were more likely to accept it because you wanted to book the ride before it died?

Unscrupulous websites could theoretically manipulate your experience in similar ways using battery level knowledge, I would think..

Re:Battery Status API being Removed from Firefox due to Priv... by campuscodi on Thursday November 03, 2016 @06:53AM (#12862829)
It was only a study. Users were willing to accept higher prices, but no company was caught red-handed yet.
Re:Battery Status API being Removed from Firefox due to Priv... by mynameisbahaa on Thursday November 03, 2016 @06:18AM (#12862710)