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PayPal Honey has been caught poaching affiliate revenue, and it often hides the best deals from users | Promoted by influencers, this popular browser extension has been a scam all along
The PayPal Honey extension has been caught scamming users and YouTubers. Here’s why you should delete it from your web browser right away.
YouTube channel MegaLag has investigated how PayPal Honey works in the background and exposed the malicious activities it opts for to hurt everyone involved. When a customer lets Honey search for coupons during checkout, the service silently deletes the existing affiliate cookies and injects its own. Given the blind trust, many customers don’t bother to search the web, believing Honey is providing honest results.
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