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  • I'm not claiming that it was "intuitive", just that the browser did tell the user exactly what the add-on was allowed to do. Sure, Chrome and Firefox deserve some blame for not making the warning more explicit/dire, but they did make an attempt. Overwriting cookies and rewriting affiliate links are subsets of "access your data".

    Also, I'm not claiming that I knew exactly what Honey was doing, just that I suspected it was shady and recommended no one use it.

  • It wasn't "uncovered" though. This is their business model. I've told every person I know using Honey for years that it's a shady extension and they should stop using it. Unfortunately I don't have a huge following to offset Honey's massive ad spend.

    I'm not calling anyone stupid, but stop treating this like it's new information. Your browser warned you this might happen when you installed the extension:

  • The fact that it must be collected at all is the problem. I have very little faith that the government will actually choose a privacy preserving solution, and even if they do, I doubt it'll be implemented perfectly.

  • Unless you cause harm to others (like accidentally starting the next pandemic), how could you ever punish someone for treating themselves? 🤣

    We don't, as far as I know, make cutting your own arm off illegal and I fail to see how this is different.

    PS: I'm not arguing against you, just noodling philosophically.