PayPal Honey extension has again "featured" flag in Chrome web store

(chromewebstore.google.com)

324 points dvh | 1 comments | 08 Mar 25 06:43 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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OuterVale ◴[08 Mar 25 07:59 UTC] No.43298424[source]▶

Relevant previous discussion:

Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam [video] - 253 points by jadyoyster (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42483500)

uBlock Origin GPL code being stolen by team behind honey browser extension - 1057 points by extesy (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42576443)

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eertami ◴[08 Mar 25 13:48 UTC] No.43300217[source]▶

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From the video linked:

> "You're convinced you should buy the one recommended in his video so you scroll down and find the affiliate link to that product"

Hold up, that's something people actually would do, click a link in a YouTube description instead of opening a new tab to search for it? Wild.

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1. mafuyu ◴[09 Mar 25 00:43 UTC] No.43305013[source]▶

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I used to always remove affiliate codes from links, but after hearing about just how much revenue creators make from Amazon affiliate, I started clicking them if it’s a creator that I support (especially smaller creators).

With Amazon, apparently the creator gets a percentage commission on your entire cart. Without the affiliate link, the price to me is exactly the same - Amazon just keeps the money. I assume AmazonSmile was basically using the charity you selected as the “affiliate”, but they shut that program down.

So yeah, it hurts my individual privacy stance, but it’s a drop in the bucket compared to all the data Amazon has about me already. Commission affiliate links at least redirect some of the revenue to the creator themselves.

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