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I really like the idea of automating these things, I am pretty sure I miss out on a ton of free deals and good opportunities to save money. However, the amount of trust I'd have to have in any system where they can scan all of my email with impunity.... Hooo boy. Ain't going to happen anytime soon.


It's a zero sum game though... if everyone did this then the price you pay in the first place will go up or they would be cancelled. These benefits only work because most people don't take advantage of them.


Aren't extensions like Honey (PayPal) scanning all of your browsing and emails?


Are they scanning email? Browsing history for sure.


But millions use things like gmail and hotmail which do just that


Sure but some rando "deals" service is a much riskier point of failure than Google if you're worried about data leaks..


You always have to implicitly trust your email provider no matter who it is. Or run it yourself, but I assure you that is not fun.


Do you use Gmail?


Nope




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