Amazon Takes a Swipe at PayPal's $4 Billion Acquisition

Amazon Takes a Swipe at PayPal's $4 Billion Acquisition

“We only use data in ways that directly benefit Honey members—helping people save money and time—and in ways they would expect. Our commitment is clearly spelled out in our privacy and security policy,” a spokesperson for Honey told WIRED.


Honey also says that it doesn’t sell the shopping data it gleans from customers. The company makes money by charging some retailers a small percentage of sales made with the coupons it finds—but Amazon has never been one of them.




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Amazon’s security warning last month caught Honey by surprise, and the company scrambled to respond. It was forced to temporarily disable several of Honey’s features—like Droplist, which tracks the price of specific items—to prevent the message from appearing to more people. The changes weren’t announced in an official blog post or message to users.


“We’re aware that Droplist and other Honey features were not available on Amazon for a period of time. We know these are tools that people love and worked quickly to restore the functionality. Our extension is not—and has never been—a security risk and is safe to use,” a Honey spokesperson said.


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