Data thieves

Doesn't work on Amazon.co.za which makes it currently useless. Also needs to support local, major South African eCommerce websites.

The biggest stinking lie is that they HAVE to collect private data to be able to function, f*ck off...

Opens new tabs asking for data collection, even when updating in the background. Super annoying and quiestionable from a privacy perspective. Otherwise not a bad idea.

This was proving pretty useful but the recent requirement to opt in to their privacy policy which is totally unnecessary to provide the service means an uninstall from me.

Wow yes I sure do love a opt in to for us to collect your data or uninstall our extension prompt. Such a choice we have either opt in to our privacy invading policy or don't use our extension what a choice.

Anti-Privacy

Mozilla acquired Fakespot in 2023. In January 2024 they updated the privacy policy to include "All personal information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, the United States or other countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live."

This is a kick in the teeth to GDPR, which is intended to safeguard EU citizens from countries such as the United States, with little-to-no privacy safeguards from vulture-like marketing. They're using the wording to state that as long as you use this service, they can and will use your data to profile you, transmit it anywhere in the world, share it with third parties, and likely sell it to third parties too. So great, you get to see if a review is fake, but at the same time, you're now a bigger target for spammers, scammers, and other cybercriminal factions.

Give this a wide berth. There are no good alternatives at this time. Mozilla, for its mission of building a better internet, has once again been let down by the [lack of] leadership. Their new CEO has a purely commercial background, so this is not unsurprising.

A privacy nightmare.

Was decent, now sells you private data. Do not use or install.

Sold out my private Data to Mozilla shame

Uninstalled today after getting the notice about collecting date. Too bad, was a decent extension until that.

It's inconsistent. I've seen a seller I trust be having a different rating on each product page. This add-on is useless.

Like a charismatic salesman saying you can trust him while stabbing you in the back, this extension promises to keep you safe from scams while simultaneously harvesting your data to sell. Do not install!

This extension will collect all you information, I mean ALL: https://www.fakespot.com/privacy-policy