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Lies, damned lies, and Impact Hero (refoorest, allcolibri)
I found 17 extensions using the Impact Hero SDK in Chrome Web Store. These mislead users about their functionality, enable it without real consent, then lie about its ecological impact. And there is more shady stuff going on.
Because more and more companies are getting involved in social and environmental causes, we have created a SaaS solution that helps brands and organizations bring impactful change to the environment and communities in need, with easy access to data and results. It’s a win-win situation: people can feel good about themselves, the company saves themselves some effort and Colibri Hero receives money that they can forward to social projects (after collecting their commission of course). Colibri Hero additionally shows a pattern of shady behavior, such as quoting fake user testimonies, referring to themselves as “proof” of their beneficial activity and a general lack of transparency about finances.
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