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KCAL-LA – Los Angeles, CA: Personal Data Used To Target Shoppers

Companies will use data like where you live, how often you shop online, and how much you spend while doing so.

KCBA (FOX) – Monterey, CA: CA Bill Aims To Put An End To Surveillance Price Gouging

Some online companies even boost the price if a customer is using an apple product.

KLAS-LV (CBS) – Las Vegas, NV: Surveillance Pricing

Companies can take your data from online shopping and then price different products based on the demand, the distance to the product and the device you're using.

KIRO-SEA (CBS) – Seattle, WA: CA Lawmakers Consider Bill On Price Gouging

Companies are using information they collect on us online to raise prices more or less based on how much we want a product or how close we are to a product.

KGO-SF (ABC) – San Francisco, CA: State Senate Considers Price Gouging Bill

Surveillance pricing is when companies use personal locations and data to set individualized prices, aiming to charge consumers the highest price they are likely to pay.

Consumer Alert: Surveillance Pricing

Surveillance Pricing is when people are charged different prices for the same product based on personal data. It’s likely everywhere, and it’s hard to spot. With AB 446, proposed by Assemblymember Chris Ward, the practice of surveillance pricing would be banned.

KTTV-LA (FOX) – Los Angeles, CA: Prices Are being Adjusted Based On Your Shopping Habits

Screen grabs of lyft rides being ordered at the exact same time, at the same location, but from different phones belonging to different people. One was charged $5 more.

KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: Surveillance Price Gouging

These companies are weaponizing our own data against us in order to get our money.

KCAL-LA – Los Angeles, CA: Surveilance Price Gouging

Privacy advocate, Justin Kloczko, discusses how some companies are using online surveillance to price gouge consumers.

KBCW 44 Cable 12 – San Francisco, CA: Meta Holiday Hack

Tech & Privacy advocate Justin Kloczko with Consumer Watchdog says this Meta experience is becoming increasingly common. State attorney generals offices around the country are having to basically become Meta's customer service enforcers.

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