I was referring to the original post about "AI Bubble" and "cost to consumer".

As soon as someone refers to me as a #consumer, I know they are clueless.

@barbarossa @nullagent

Latest comic. A British consumer rights group examined unnecessary data harvesting by “smart” devices, including air fryers connected to phone apps. While these devices may not pose the greatest privacy risk in our everyday lives, they are part of a growing Internet of Things capable of collecting data when and where we least expect it.

#comic #cartoon #technology #tech #privacy #surveillance #consumer #cooking #internet #internetofthings

Reading about how brands recognized for quality over the years are dipping lower and lower into fast fashion.

It reminds me of this post of mine from 2006. Not a genius post, or even good, but the idea is there.

#blog #consumer #retail #capitalism #quality

https://lukedorny.com/articles/durable-vs-disposable

A Tribal Lender Charging 800% APR Has Agreed to Stop Operating in #Minnesota
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The Lac du Flambeau tribe settled a civil suit filed by Minnesota’s attorney general that alleged its triple-digit interest rates violated state caps. The state's actions follow ProPublica's extensive reporting on the tribe's loan operations.

#News #Law #Debt #ConsumerProtection #Finance #Business #Consumer #NativeNews

https://propub.li/4g0wK7b

John Donigian, the senior director of #SupplyChain strategy at Moody’s, said the #tariffs could lead to higher #costs, potential #delays & pressure for #businesses to shift production closer to North America or into the #UnitedStates.

All industries would face unique challenges, he said. For #electronics, moving #production could be #slow & #costly. For #retail & #consumer #goods that try to keep costs low, inventories could fall & consumer #prices rise.

[so less stuff that’s more expensive]

#US businesses are stock piling & predicting increases to #consumer #prices in preparation for #Trump’s #tariffs.

Trump’s election is already cascading through global #SupplyChains, where companies are grappling w/his vision for international #trade & huge tariffs on foreign products. Trump has floated a 10-20% #tax on most foreign products, & a 60% #tariff on goods from China—that would raise the surcharge American importers pay to a level not seen in generations.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/us/politics/trump-tariffs-china.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

EFF Launches Digital Rights Bytes to Answer Tech Questions that Bug Us All https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-launches-digital-rights-bytes-answer-tech-questions-bug-us-all #privacy #consumer #consumo