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PayPal Honey steals affiliate links and lies about finding the best coupons (youtube.com)

submitted 2 years ago* by HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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🖕 Fuck PayPal

And fuck Linus Tech Tips for intentionally keeping quiet about this after they found out.

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

It…is? You’re copying digital content without paying for it. I use uBlock but I don’t pretend to have the moral high ground.

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[–] sardaukar@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

It's... not? It's protection against malware and profiling by shady companies.

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

It can be both things at the same time.

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