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Google update reveals how companies use browser extensions to harvest data – AdAge.com
In exchange for an enhanced online shopping experience, consumers might be sharing more personal information than they realize.
Changes to the Chrome Web Store could affect millions of users that use browser extensions offered by major corporations. Honey, which was purchased by PayPal in 2019, has more than 10 million users according to the Chrome Web Store. In its privacy policy, Honey says it does not collect information from search engine history, emails or websites that are not retail sites. On Honeys Chrome Web Store page, the extension reportedly collects information in three categories: personally identifiable information,…
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