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I have to wonder how PayPal are feeling about their $4 billion acquisition of Honey now, which requests permission to read/write on all websites and exists sole
by mcintyre1994 6y ago
I have to wonder how PayPal are feeling about their $4 billion acquisition of Honey now, which requests permission to read/write on all websites and exists solely as a browser extension. They're on multiple browsers, but I doubt either Mozilla or Apple will be particularly interested to protect what's presumably now a massive PayPal data mining operation.
- TheKarateKid 6y agoPayPal is part of the Silicon Valley circle-jerk, so they will get a warning or a pass from Google and Apple just like Facebook did with Onavo.
- lethologica 6y agoI would think lawyers at PayPal would have a little more 'pull' than a single developer though.
- syshum 6y agoI doubt it would have to go to the lawyers, I am sure the exec's of both companies are members of the same organizations, country clubs, or other social circles
- eternalny1 6y agoGood question, Amazon apparently is also curious: Amazon suspiciously says browser extension Honey is a security risk, now that PayPal owns it https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/9/21059083/amazon-honey-browser-extension-security-risk-paypal-acquisition-competition https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/9/21059083/amazon-honey-brow...
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