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Re:Since Chromium 148, Math.tanh is now fingerprintable to l... by baby_souffle on Sunday July 12, 2026 @07:33PM (#48885960)
Some scrape activity happens because I can't obtain the data any other way. I would be thrilled if certain retailers had price and availability data as an API so I could not bother with the bulk of scrape and process.
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Re:Since Chromium 148, Math.tanh is now fingerprintable to l... by greggsy on Sunday July 12, 2026 @11:36PM (#48887578)
As much as I would like pricing APIs as well, the economics don’t add up for retail, and it would effectively lead to a scalper’s market.

A regular Joe consumer shouldn’t have to learn python to get thier foot in the door because some arbitrage purchaser has automated a ‘best deal’ purchasing bot based on real time pricing APIs.

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