Monday, 13 January 2020

Amazon suspiciously says browser extension Honey is a security risk, now that PayPal owns it

Amazon suspiciously says browser extension Honey is a security risk, now that PayPal owns it

Just weeks after PayPal acquired popular coupon-finding browser extension Honey in November 2019 for $4 billion, Amazon shoppers were served a notification that the extension was a security risk. The security warning was first spotted by Politico editor Ryan Hutchins, and the timing of the message, as a Wired report points out, is suspect. Honey has been compatible with Amazon for years, so why was the retailer suddenly labeling it as malware at the height of holiday shopping season?
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/9/21059083/amazon-honey-browser-extension-security-risk-paypal-acquisition-competition?source=Snapzu

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