Honey has lost 8 million Chrome users in a year, accused of fraud
9to5Google••technology
Key Points:
- PayPal-owned Honey extension has been exposed for knowingly breaking affiliate network rules, effectively committing fraud by taking credit for sales meant for other affiliate publishers.
- Honey has been accused of hiding coupons on request from other websites despite promising users it always shows the best deals, leading to a significant loss of trust and users.
- Following these revelations, Honey's Chrome user base dropped from 20 million to 12 million within a year, and Google implemented new policies to restrict such deceptive extension behaviors.
- The extension uses data like account age, cashback history, and browser cookies to decide when to override existing affiliate codes, raising concerns about privacy and legality.
- Users are advised to uninstall Honey if desired, reflecting growing dissatisfaction and scrutiny over its
