#PayPal is building an ad network based on your #Venmo data
Quoting: “If you’re someone who’s buying products on the web, we know who is buying the products where, and we can leverage the #data..."
They will collect this data by default - users will have to opt-out.
This will affect both PayPal _and_ Venmo users.
#privacy #privacymatters
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/28/24166381/paypal-building-ad-network-transaction-data
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2024-05-29 13:45:00
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