Companies are finding new ways to monetize personal data, too often without proper notice or consent. ICYMI, three current examples that you may want to act on to opt out: PayPal, LinkedIn and 23andMe
Companies are finding new ways to monetize personal data, too often without proper notice or consent. ICYMI, three current examples that you may want to act on to opt out: PayPal, LinkedIn and 23andMe
Companies are getting very aggressive at exploiting our existing personal data, opting us in without proper notice or consent. Here are some recent examples.
- PayPal to Share Shopping Details
- LinkedIn Opts You In for AI Data Sharing
- 23andMe May Sell Your DNA Data
To turn opt out of this (and you absolutely should), log into your PayPal account and then go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping.
I have personal and business PayPal accounts, and don't even see those privacy options in either one.
Are these privacy concerns only seen in certain countries?
I'm in the US, and I saw the setting. Unsurprisingly.
Yeah I checked - Aussie and I don't see it in PayPal
GDPR and the like! Europe is trying to protect us and evidently something is working!
So good that I deleted my LinkedIn account a month ago...they can do as much opt in and out as they want now...muhahaha
I checked my PayPal account and the option for personalized shopping was unchecked. Maybe they changed the default opt-in behaviour?
Linkedin also wants to steal all your content to train AI. #winning