If I remember correctly, changing my location to the places I’m booking a flight to, and contrary to what the article says, certain less wealthy nations would sometimes have a cheaper price.
I’ve seen this happen with flights in a different way - I repeatedly check the same flights over and over and have noticed the price going up across multiple views even on the same day.
Try using a different browser.
Try canvas blocker/fingerprint blocker plugins.
Try deleting history, cache, cookies,and site settings.
Try ublock origin to block 3rd party scripts and frames.
I tried that, and it didn’t seem to make a difference. My guess is they count the searches and use that data, or my number of privacy tools has made my fingerprint more unique ky the lack of trackers.
I know a lot of organizations do so, but not as a home user.
I have had to do so professionally due to some old yet expensive equipment that only output to software that only runs on 98 or XP, but those machines are not allowed on any networks, not even local ones.
Actually not sure if XP can even use a modern enough browser to access most of the web.
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I’ve seen this happen with flights. Depending on where I set my VPN, the prices will change.
Any particular regions/countries that you’ve identified that seem to regularly result in lower prices?
If I remember correctly, changing my location to the places I’m booking a flight to, and contrary to what the article says, certain less wealthy nations would sometimes have a cheaper price.
Shouldn’t this become illegal?
It is in many places with consumer protections.
Dunno about legality, but most likely against TOS
I’ve seen this happen with flights in a different way - I repeatedly check the same flights over and over and have noticed the price going up across multiple views even on the same day.
I used to clear my cache, and that would help, bet it hasn’t changed anything the last time, so I guess they figured out that workaround.
Try using a different browser. Try canvas blocker/fingerprint blocker plugins. Try deleting history, cache, cookies,and site settings. Try ublock origin to block 3rd party scripts and frames.
I tried that, and it didn’t seem to make a difference. My guess is they count the searches and use that data, or my number of privacy tools has made my fingerprint more unique ky the lack of trackers.
I regularly get more expensive prices when browsing on my Apple stuff than my GF on her Android.
I commonly hear to not browse some websites from a Macbook, once some sites check the browser + screen resolution, their prices go 📈🤑
:O very cool. Didn’t know about this. I wonder if it will get more discounted if I use a windows xp computer.
I’m setting up a Windows 98 VM with a VGA display for online shopping.
Anyone who would connect an XP machine to the modern Internet should’t be allowed on commercial flights
Just use a jailed VM. Once you’re done, delete it. problem solved.
As I said elsewhere, my issue has always been equipment that only communicates with XP, so there is no deleting it, and it really needs to work.
No one when I worked there was willing to try (or let me try) any kind of VM. Mostly do to the proprietary PCI connector card that it used.
Your face when I tell you about technical infrastructure used by airlines: 🤯🤯🤯
I know a lot of organizations do so, but not as a home user.
I have had to do so professionally due to some old yet expensive equipment that only output to software that only runs on 98 or XP, but those machines are not allowed on any networks, not even local ones.
Actually not sure if XP can even use a modern enough browser to access most of the web.
Those are generally not connected to the internet
A ducky USB with integrated Wifi will handle that limitation nicely 🙃
Yea…they are notorious for price gouging