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By Maya C. Miller, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/08/california-surveillance-pricing-ban/ It's late at night, and you badly need a ride. Your cellphone's battery is dangerously low.  Should a ridehailing company...

By Irina Ivanova, FORTUNE https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/delta-moves-toward-eliminating-set-prices-in-favor-of-ai-that-determines-how-much-you-personally-will-pay-for-a-ticket Delta has a long-term strategy to boost its profitability by moving away from set fares and toward individualized pricing using AI. The...

By Justin Kloczko, SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2025/05/27/were-not-watching-prices-prices-are-watching-us You’re at home, scrolling online to find a nearby store to buy a TV. You find one, drive to the...

By Queenie Wong, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-05-12/dystopian-aesthetic-in-california-sam-altmans-eye-scanning-orbs-spark-curiosity-and-resistance Earlier this month, a mysterious store selling a vision of the future opened its doors in downtown San Francisco's...

By Justin Klozcko, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/04/california-data-privacy-protections-crossroads/ Let’s say you work in the food service industry for a large company, whose scheduling software assigns shifts to workers. For...

On today’s show, California’s autonomy over its utilities is under threat according to a new report by Consumer Watchdog entitled, “Dirty Deal:  How A Corporate...

By Scott Nover, FAST COMPANY https://www.fastcompany.com/91304742/california-lawmakers-take-on-surveillance-pricing-as-ftc-retreats You pay $75 more for your hotel room than the guest in an identical room next to yours. A friend...

By Khari Johnson, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/03/artificial-intelligence-price-discrimination/ California lawmakers want to stop artificial intelligence from ripping you off.  In recent weeks they introduced five bills to address the issue,...

By John S Kiernan, WALLET HUB https://wallethub.com/blog/google-quality-issues-report/147091#expert=Justin_Kloczko:~:text=the%20coming%20years%3F-,Justin%20Kloczko,-Journalist%20and%20Author Google is the portal to the internet for millions of people, serving not just as the bridge between searchers...

By Andrew Sheeler, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article299929444.html Should businesses be allowed to charge you more for the price of goods and services based on a data profile...