Originally Posted by
hotturnip
This tells you all you need to know about the reliability of these claims.
I'm calling shenanigans. If coolwulf REALLY knows this, then the data would be ready to present. Or to re-state: the data would need to ALREADY be complete and thoroughly analyzed in order to draw this conclusion. If the supporting data isn't ready to present, then he has absolutely no business posting unsubstantiated claims.
I'll say it again: TROLL.
Hi,
Thank you for your concern about my claim. I understand your urge to see the absolute proof about this claim, and I guess a lot of people do.
But please let me explain our situation. Such a detailed list of user bidding history from a group of people can let Priceline easily identify each person's detailed identity. I will never do that to jeopardize the privacy of people who have contributed to this effort. And we had reached an agreement before we conducted this test.
I understand most of people here couldn't take things as granted and need the concrete proof of this. However I have to apologize to you we can't, at least at this moment, given the reason just mentioned. And my post initially is just a friendly warning to let more people know about this fact. If you are concerned a few extra dollars when bidding for a hotel on Priceline, just don't use affiliated links.
Anyway, if you chose not believe me, it's totally OK.
