PayPal Opts You Into Sharing Your Data With Merchants BY DEFAULT… Here’s How To Fix That
I swear, companies really don’t care about treating their users with enough respect so that they and not the companies are in control of their data. The latest case of this is PayPal. The company is updating their Terms of Service so that starting in November, you’re automatically opted into giving merchants access to your data.
All together now…. Whiskey – Tango – Foxtrot?
But there is some good news. Unlike some companies…. Ahem… Strava… You can opt out of this. Here’s how via the PayPal app or via your browser:
Go to Settings
Data & Privacy
Look for something either called PayPal Shopping or Personalized Deals & Offers. I had the latter and it looks like this.
I turned this off. You should too because being opted into anything which forces you to opt out out of it is unacceptable. Companies need to understand that and not partake in this sort of behaviour. At the same time, users need to be aware of, and looking out for this sort of behaviour and send a clear message to companies who partake in this sort of behaviour and send a clear message that this sort of behaviour will not be tolerated.
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PayPal Opts You Into Sharing Your Data With Merchants BY DEFAULT… Here’s How To Fix That
I swear, companies really don’t care about treating their users with enough respect so that they and not the companies are in control of their data. The latest case of this is PayPal. The company is updating their Terms of Service so that starting in November, you’re automatically opted into giving merchants access to your data.
All together now…. Whiskey – Tango – Foxtrot?
But there is some good news. Unlike some companies…. Ahem… Strava… You can opt out of this. Here’s how via the PayPal app or via your browser:
I turned this off. You should too because being opted into anything which forces you to opt out out of it is unacceptable. Companies need to understand that and not partake in this sort of behaviour. At the same time, users need to be aware of, and looking out for this sort of behaviour and send a clear message to companies who partake in this sort of behaviour and send a clear message that this sort of behaviour will not be tolerated.
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This entry was posted on September 30, 2024 at 8:29 am and is filed under Commentary. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.