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Surveillance Pricing Is Making Life More Expensive. Here’s How It Works and What You Can Do
California’s attorney general says the state is looking into surveillance pricing, in which companies use personal data to determine the cost of items. But what does the practice look like in action — and how can customers avoid it?
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What happened
According to KQED’s source item, Surveillance Pricing Is Making Life More Expensive. Here’s How It Works and What You Can Do, California’s attorney general says the state is looking into surveillance pricing, in which companies use personal data to determine the cost of items. But what does the practice look like in action — and how can customers avoid it?
Context
The development sits in VINI’s California file for readers following state policy, regional institutions, courts, markets, public services, and California communities. The original report is linked so readers can check the source account, follow later updates, and compare new coverage against the first published record. The source item is dated 2026-06-22T14:00:16+00:00.
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Primary source: Surveillance Pricing Is Making Life More Expensive. Here’s How It Works and What You Can Do via KQED. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Surveillance Pricing Is Making Life More Expensive. Here’s How It Works and What You Can DoKQED - 2026-06-22T14:00:16+00:00
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