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Most Canadians want to ban or regulate algorithmic pricing, poll shows
A poll of 1,931 Canadians found 52% want algorithmic pricing banned and 31% support stricter regulation due to concerns over fairness and transparency.
- Yesterday, an Abacus Data poll found that over half of Canadians want a ban or strict regulation on algorithmic pricing, with 52 and 31 per cent supporting each option.
- Abacus Data defined algorithmic pricing as real-time price adjustments based on buyer, time and browsing behaviour, polling 1,931 Canadians who said they feel uncomfortable with opaque, personalized pricing.
- Investigations show the Competition Bureau of Canada ended its probe into RealPage Canada Inc. and Yardi Canada Ltd. in November, citing limited use but remaining concerned about the practice.
- Provincial action and bureau findings suggest the Manitoba government will ban retailers from using personal data to hike prices, while the Competition Bureau said last year these methods limit consumer choices.
- The Canadian Press reported that, due to online survey methodology, results cannot be assigned a margin of error, as the poll was conducted online and does not randomly sample the population.
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Leaning Left21Leaning Right1Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution78% Left
Bias Distribution
- 78% of the sources lean Left
78% Left
L 78%
C 18%
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