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Ask HN: What does Airbnb know about my based on my cookies?

3 pointsby isoosalmost 5 years ago
In this experiment, I&#x27;m searching for an apartment with the same method: location + dates + persons -&gt; click search -&gt; select apartment on the result page.<p>Browser Window #1 - my default profile with content blockers (e.g. privacy badger + ublock origin): AirBnB displays the apartment with a cancellation policy of 1 day before the check-in date.<p>Browser Window #2 - Guest mode in Chrome, no extensions, no cookies: AirBnB displays the same apartment with a cancellation policy of 14 days before the check-in date.<p>Browser Window #3 - rarely used profile with the same content blockers as #1: 14 days cancellation policy.<p>Is this a glitch of the content blockers? Is there a &quot;fraud protection&quot; in AirBnB, which considers me more trusted on my usual profile? Did anybody experienced similar thing?<p>And which policy will apply when I book the apartment? :)

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