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PayPal implements default data sharing with third parties: users must manually opt out (www.techradar.com)

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Depending on where you're based, you'll find PayPal's new data-sharing option under a different name. Remember, you may not see this at all if you're based in a country that doesn't allow it.

If you're in the US, you should head to your profile Settings and tap on Data & privacy. Under Manage shared info, click on Personalized shopping. You should see the option enabled by default. Toggle off the button at the right to opt-out.

If you are in the UK like me, you'll see something different after you head to your profile Settings and tap on Data & privacy.

Under Manage your privacy settings, here you'll see an Interest-based marketing tab – click on it. At this point, two options will appear: Interest-based marketing on PayPal and Internet-based marketing on your accounts. You have to tap on each of these and toggle off the button at the right to opt-out. These instructions can also apply if you're based in the EU.

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[-] FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi 121 points 1 month ago

In the EU this kind of automatic opting-in to marketing/data sharing is against the GDPR as it requires explicit consent from user/customer. I'm in the EU and have those settings but they were both toggled off, as expected.

[-] tiramichu@lemm.ee 65 points 1 month ago

UK here and they are turned on.

Thanks a lot, Brexit :(

[-] EvilBit@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago

they are turned on

Ooh, violate my privacy, daddy.

[-] JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Even if the UK is not in the EU the GDPR still applies there, just the version it got while it was in the EU tho, no revisions

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[-] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago

Also based in the EU, and mine were turned on

[-] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago

Can you report that somewhere?

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[-] Argyle13@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Spain here, and both were turned on by default. Had to deactivate.

[-] stiephelando@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 month ago

Same in Germany

[-] bellsDoSing@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

Just checked it on three different accounts (germany) and each one had those two options turned on.

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[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Remember, you may not see this at all if you're based in a country that doesn't allow it.

OP mentioned this

[-] Clanket@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Ireland here, so EU, and both were turned on.

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[-] woodgen@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

What if I told you this option doesn't actually get respected?

[-] espentan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Then, hopefully, PayPal can look forward to spending at the very least 2% of their worldwide revenue to pay fines.

[-] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Thanks, i was thinking id need to go check them later today and that it was kinda illegal. Now i can be rest assured its fiiine

[-] Hominine@lemmy.world 77 points 1 month ago

Starting early summer 2025, we’ll be building more personal experiences for you.

Let's just keep it professional Fintech. Thanks for the post OP.

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago

In the app, under Data and Privacy:

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

Yep, they turned it on by default. It looks like you have until Nov 27th to turn it off before they share your data.

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[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 month ago

Confirmed this was enabled in my account. Fuckers. Also check out your search privacy settings in your PayPal account too. Also sharing info by default.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 32 points 1 month ago

Ah so now they're a poor steward of my data as well as my money?

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yea, paypal is bad news all around

I guess most people don't know most banks have electronic funds transfer, or virtual credit cards, etc.

[-] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ye, i dont know how it is worldwide but here in west europe paying online with your bank is just like paying with paypal. The only advantages paypal has over my bank is its return policy and it technically not directly linking the purchase with my personal info.
I havent used paypal in a while tbh...

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[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I know about all of those. But so many websites only accept PayPal - especially small businesses. There's a bunch of regulatory hurdles a website doesn't have to worry about if they just have PayPal take care of everything related to payment.

[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Thanks, disabled. If they want this kind of info then give users a reward for it like 1-2% cashback or coupons. This is just greedy.

[-] ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

They can't give a reward for a "oh shit we're running out of hedge fund money, we need to stay solvent , let's sell out our user's data"

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[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 21 points 1 month ago

Time to find another useless account I made as young idiot and delete....

God damn I am so tired of this

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

They also like to just hold onto large chunks of money arbitrarily.

Oh, you're going to take it up with customer support?

Lololol.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

Good post. Just turned it off. I appreciate the heads up.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

Mine was off, don't know if it's because I'm in California, but I toggled it back and forth to check and left it off.

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[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago

I don't even see this option on my account. Old Canadian account, but my phone/Paypal app is EU.

[-] jago@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nor I, on my in-Canada account. Desktop access only; I don't have the Paypal app installed on my phone.

The article's image shows, under Manage your privacy settings, the options:

Permissions you've given
Interest-based marketing (which is the option pertinent to this issue)
- Interest-based marketing on PayPal
- Interest-based marketing in your other accounts
Blocked contacts

But my account's options are:
Permissions you've given
Manage your cookies
- Marketing
- Performance
- Functional
- Essential
Blocked contacts

Possibly the Marketing checkbox is the Canadian version of this? I've got that checkbox turned off.

[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

Same account options as yours here on mobile, marketing is also off for me.

Thanks for comparing notes!

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Off by default for me (EU)

[-] tautalas@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

It was on for me in Lithuania

[-] PunkiBas@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

On for me in the EU

[-] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Good thing I deleted my PayPal years ago over a previous TOS change.

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[-] dhork@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

What is someone squatted on your email, starting an unverified account attached to your email address with their phone number, but the fuckers at PayPal won't do a thing about it?

[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I had someone hijack my account last year, Like a dummy, I had failed to setup 2FA. I caught it in the morning after they worked it most of the wee hours. Phone and email had been changed. I contacted PP and to my surprise they were effective in righting everything. By the end of the day, it was corrected. I was absolutely shocked they were so helpful, but I guess it can happen. So, maybe try again?

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Trust me, we have tried. The problem is that while there was never a PayPal account verified to that email address, somehow a foreign number is attached to it. Every time we have tried to start an account with that email, the verification ping goes to that number, even though the email is unverified. We haven't found a way to tell PayPal to disassociate that number, because we never had any account attached to it to begin with.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Doesn't seem to show for business accounts FYI

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[-] Nonononoki@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

US only iirc

[-] Astral08@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Paypal needs to be deleted

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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Cool, they banned my account some years ago and nothing of value was lost. And I don't think I even did anything to violate their rules, I only used it to pay rent for a few years and a handful of eBay purchases. My best guess is that someone "hacked" my account (my PW was pretty bad and in multiple breaches), but I tried logging in after years of not using it and couldn't do anything with it.

But yeah, nothing of value was lost. I haven't needed PayPal for years and don't need it now. Just say no and pay directly on whatever site you're buying at. I've bought tons of stuff from eBay and other online sites for years and it has never been an issue.

So screw 'em, just don't use their service.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

Just disabled. Thanks for the heads up.

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