Re:FTC bans hidden junk fees in hotel, event ticket prices
by runako on Tuesday December 17, 2024 @06:16PM
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> they could use geolocation, with a note that the tax is estimated
So we'd go from the current regime where the displayed price is wrong to another regime where the displayed price is wrong? Allegedly, something like 40%+ of Americans use VPNs. They would pretty much always see the wrong price.
In practice, the ramification of this would be that your local indie retailers (where we are much less likely to be persistently logged in) would be forced to incorrectly show higher prices to a set of people, while the giant retailers who already have your billing info can show you 100% accurate pricing all the time, regardless of VPN.
I don't see any clear wins in that scenario.
Re:FTC bans hidden junk fees in hotel, event ticket prices
by thehappypm on Tuesday December 17, 2024 @08:03PM
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40% of Americans using VPNs cannot possibly be true.
So if they are logged in with an address on file, it could be that. If not, they could use geolocation, with a note that the tax is estimated. And let the user input a location in a box to show the exact tax.