(Crohn) – California state is defending Aisha Wahhab on a draft law to protect the privacy of application users, highlighting concerns about the use of data for pricing.
The Senate Law 259, which Senator Wahhab has introduced, aims to prevent ride participation companies from using artificial intelligence to collect data that may lead to discriminatory pricing based on factors such as battery level, phone type and postal code.
“Imagine that you are starting from a plane,” Senator Wahhab said.
“I think it is somewhat predatory because when your battery dies and you need to book a desperate journey, so you are aiming to pay more, so I support the bill,” said Paulo Pavone, a San Francisco resident, said.
“I hope they will fight a good battle, protect our rights, protect our data and our privacy,” said John Fold, a San Francisco resident, said.
“It is concerned for me that there is a possibility to charge more,” said Karen Laos, a resident of Auckland.
“They use this card all the time, every time we have a type of organization to protect users,” said engineering professor at San Jose Ahmed Banava. “It is surprising that they use it to raise the price. Technically, I think it’s as if someone benefits from a needy person. This person has no power but to say yes, take my money.”
The draft law has sparked a discussion, as more than ten groups oppose, on the pretext that it is assumed that the data is not fairly used and may threaten the profitability of business and innovation.
The Senator Wahhab initiative has gained support from Ride’s participation users who feel targeted by what they consider to be the practices of predatory pricing.
Professor Panava criticizes this practice as “unethical monitoring pricing”, which distinguishes it from legal dynamic pricing on the basis of supply and demand.
The draft law in the Senate has been approved by a majority of votes and is scheduled to go to the association in mid -August. If you succeed there, you may reach the ruler’s office.
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