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Think of it like the modern 4K TV who’s price factors in the manufacturer selling your viewing habits to marketers. Of course nobody wants that, but it’s already baked into the price.

In Amazon’s case, all sellers know they’re hoovering up their sales data and have done so since day one. Now whether they should have a more expensive, “don’t mine my data” option is debatable. But if it’s anything like the TV industry there’s just no viable market for it. The price difference would allow someone who doesn’t care about the long term to undercut you.




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