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Airline algorithms actively exploit your browser history

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That sudden price jump on the flight you were just looking at isn't a coincidence; it is digital extortion. Travel booking sites notoriously utilize cookies to track your growing desperation, artificially inflating ticket prices the moment they realize you are firmly locked into specific travel dates.

Airline algorithms actively exploit your browser history
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