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Amazon, during the height of the holiday shopping season, told its customers to uninstall Honey, a browser extension that automatically searches for coupon codes at checkout, according to a report by CNBC.
Amazon said Honey could be a “security issue.” PayPal acquired Honey for $4 billion in November and finalized the deal Monday (Jan. 6).
“Honey tracks your private shopping behavior, collects data like your order history and items saved, and can read or change any of your data on any website you visit,” Amazon said. “To keep your data private and secure, uninstall this extension immediately.”
Amazon has its own browser extension that works similarly to Honey, called Amazon Assistant.
source :
https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2020/...illion-honey-amazon-tells-users-uninstall-it/
Amazon, during the height of the holiday shopping season, told its customers to uninstall Honey, a browser extension that automatically searches for coupon codes at checkout, according to a report by CNBC.
Amazon said Honey could be a “security issue.” PayPal acquired Honey for $4 billion in November and finalized the deal Monday (Jan. 6).
“Honey tracks your private shopping behavior, collects data like your order history and items saved, and can read or change any of your data on any website you visit,” Amazon said. “To keep your data private and secure, uninstall this extension immediately.”
Amazon has its own browser extension that works similarly to Honey, called Amazon Assistant.
source :
https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2020/...illion-honey-amazon-tells-users-uninstall-it/
