good thing i canceled my paypal account years ago and specificially told them to delete all information about me, not that i have much trust they obey the law if they can get away with it
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Venmo is owned by PayPal, but I couldn't find any information about if similar Venmo TOS changes are planned or already in effect.
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In the Android app, open your profile, tap Data and Privacy, then Personalized Shopping, then toggle it off.
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People still use PayPal?
Go ahead and list all services you use so we can make fun of you.
Yeah, Fonzie, we do. We're not as cool as you.
I also use skype. It's not as awesome as before, but it's still better than a lot of alternatives.
Skype is great when your flight is delayed, and you have some remaining cash in it from 15 years ago
Yeah but every 180 days they deactivate your balance and you have to log in to enable it again. Annoying.
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Thanks for the heads up, I would have missed that.
I only skim read, but the provided link seems to me that opting out isn't an option:
However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the user agreement.
Well, bye PayPal
Exactly. That's how you opt out of this shitty practice.
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I Don't Forget, I Don't Forgive.. https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilymason/2022/10/27/after-paypal-revokes-controversial-misinformation-policy-major-concerns-remain-over-2500-fine/
That was the moment I already deleted all PayPal accounts. To never return back.
Can’t read Forbes b/c of ad blocker.
Is it the fine or the redaction?
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Yeah, that's illegal in the EU.
Hence it only applies in the US.
Thank you. Just closed my account. Didn't need it anyway and I sure as fuck don't need to be generating income for PayPal anymore.
At least 3 states have common sense laws to auto opt-out. I think every state should have these privacy laws, even if those 3 are minimal at best.
Just logged in, just found it, just opted out. Thanks for the heads-up OP.
But fucking fuck. Can we put a stop to this? Legally? We could call it sometime like... The National Opt-out Policy Elimination (NOPE) Act or something.
Where is the option?
Thank you for this! They don't exactly make it easy to find.
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In the app - Profile - Data & Privacy - Personalized Shopping
Sigh.. Not showing up for me. Is this affecting all regions?
I'm in Australia, not showing up for me.
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It's called GDPR
Same... So tiring. Fighting to not be someone else's product just by existing
It should have to be opt-in ☠️
Anyone know if this applies to Canada too? I looked but couldn't find it.
US:
https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full
Last updated on March 28, 2024
Canada:
https://www.paypal.com/ca/legalhub/privacy-full
Last updated on July 24, 2023
So I'd guess not.
But you might just want to keep an eye on that, because just because they haven't changed it today doesn't mean that they won't later. Like, if their people are thinking that this is a good idea to make money in the US, they might also think that it'd be useful in Canada. Don't know if Canada has any restrictions on such a change.
Page mentions “Notice of Amendment(s) to the United States PayPal Agreement(s)”. So it’s likely US only (for now).
If you don’t see the “Data and Privacy” option to opt out on their website or app. Then it’s likely they are not sharing your data, yet.