I beat BIG TECH'S new predatory pricing tactics (and saved $6,593)

Use code christheproducer at https://incogni.com/christheproducer to get an exclusive 60% off. Most of the things you interact with online are tracking your location, your device type, and your digital footprint to predict exactly how desperate you are to buy something. If the algorithm thinks you have money, or simply lack options, it alters the price in real-time. To prove how widespread "surveillance pricing" has become, I decided to see if I could outsmart it. This involved exploiting corporate registry loopholes to create a fake corporate entity, hiring an improv actor off Craigslist to establish a completely separate digital identity, and strapping a burner phone to a drone to make purchases from the airspace above the wealthiest gated community in Minnesota. Credits... Grace Gedye: Policy analyst at Consumer Reports, who is currently working on the actual legislation required to stop companies from doing this. David Dayen: Executive Editor at The American Prospect and co-host of the Organized Money Podcast: https://www.organizedmoney.fm/ Comrade Tripp: For dedicating his mind, body, and soul to the role of Frank Reynolds LLC. Graham Petersen: For making the animation for this video. Seriously, go listen to his music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qaWz... KJ "Kyle Johnson": For standing out in 100-degree heat to help me fly a drone over a private city. Robert Pirogovsky: For the score. Listen to more of his work here: https://robertpirogovsky.com/ Featuring Phyllis Parr (My Mom): Do not let her buy anything online for you, or you will absolutely overpay. Kyle Parr: My brother and the Executive Producer. Kyle Hellman: Legal consultant and my best friend (strictly in that order).