The product is spyware by design. It's a honey pot for people trying to save a few bucks, while exposing their entire browsing behavior. They even called it honey...
this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2024
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This isn't anything new. Brave browser does this, ad hijacking is a common thing. Many companies have been doing this for years, why is it only coming up now?
That doesn't include users being a victim? Honey gives users worse coupons when better ones are available, apparently that happens if companies do a deal with Honey.
The best time to burn down a poisonous tree was 20 years ago etc etc
Everybody: Fuck Peter Thiel, fuck Elon Musk, fuck Honey, Fuck PayPal
Everybody: unflinchingly using PayPal
Deleted my ebay account but very rarely will buy on the site. I've yet to find a UK alternative.
I dunno, I stopped a while back, it wasn't hard really. I've also heard that while they are usually fine with regular sums of money they are not to be trusted with large sums. Just word of mouth an I've got no proof but it put me off.
There are some examples of buyers exploiting the returns policy for expensive items. The buyer initiates a return of item but never sends it, gets item and refund.
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