inventory_catalog/product/getQty exposes stock levels

[tschirmer]

Description (*)

Currently inventory_catalog/product/getQty exposes qty of configurables to the frontend. This isn't ideal.
Stock levels should be shown in accordance to only essential information

Expected behavior (*)

Competitors shouldn't be able to scan your website and get our current inventory levels, this leads to malicious behaviour, like undercutting pricing until the stock is out, then raising pricing. This can be done without this figure, but having this figure give a much more accurate means to manipulate around it.

Benefits

Currently this reduces the competitive edge that a store owner has. It can lead to manipulation and discounting patterns by competitors that would otherwise not have the capacity to see.

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[engcom-November]

Hello @tschirmer ,

Thank you for your report and collaboration.

We reviewed the comment you provided and it appears to be an enhancement request.

Accordingly, we are marking this as a "Feature Request" for now.

Thank you once again!