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Re:PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for... by tzs on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @06:13PM (#21589653)
What they claim on their "About" page [1] is:

> Our Business Model

> We earn a commission from stores when you find savings. What we don't do is sell or share your data (you can read our Privacy Policy here)

> We're building a better way to shop, one that saves you time and money, even if there's less in it for us. If this sounds like a new way of doing things, you're right.

[1] https://www.joinhoney.com/about

Re:PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for... by squeaky-clean on Thursday November 21, 2019 @03:58AM (#21592456)
They're very specific about the actual meaning of "your data". By any basic understanding of "selling your data", Honey does exactly that.

> We may also share information in the following cases

> with your express consent

> in an aggregate or anonymized format that does not identify any specific person;

These cases are ORs, not ANDs. Whenever any company sells your personal info, it's always anonymized and aggregated. I can't just buy Facebook or Google data of a specific person, and I think almost anyone would agree those companies do "sell your data."

Also the 5th item in that list says they may sell your data if:

> with a buyer or successor if Honey is involved in a merger, acquisition, or similar corporate transaction. If that happens, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on the Website of any change in ownership, as well as any choices you will have as a result.

Re:PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for... by sieabahlpark on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:13PM (#21602114)
You can just not use the service or delete your data. It's a CA company that by law must abide by CCPA so you know your data is deleted except for regulatory purposes
Re:PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for... by squeaky-clean on Saturday November 23, 2019 @01:36AM (#21612797)
I don't use the service, and for the reasons I mentioned in my comment. But saying they do not sell your data because some non legally binding webpage says so is not true and that is the point of my comment.
Re:PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for... by dawnerd on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:51AM (#21591755)
In a way they did just sell all your data...