PayPal Changes Fall 2024: How to Protect Your Privacy and Funds

[@melmen2379]

Would you close your account?; sharing your data? Thats wrong they got no right

[@Unmutual-23]

Just read for myself the changes coming now and 2025. Selling my personal information to be weaponized against me is BS. I'm going to check to see if I have any outstanding invoices, then I'm done with paypal.

[@Unmutual-23]

Checked and data in the process of being deleted while they close my account. Hands are washed.

[@melmen2379]

@@Unmutual-23 I might do the same. Only problem is I don't know how I can do online purchases without PayPal

[@Unmutual-23]

@@melmen2379 There are several paypal like companies I believe. I just used them because one click payment was nice, until it wasn't. It was also a huge pain to cancel the account. I had to, line by line, cancel each recurring payment(one for me) and also each autopay(I had 4 autopays for the same company...). They don't make it easy, but you get to change your answer as to why you're cancelling and deleting, and each time mine got a little more angrier.

[@YourTechCoach]

It depends on how much you "need" PayPal. You do have the option of turning the data sharing off. Here’s how: 1) Open PayPal: Log in through either the app or website. 2) Go to Settings: If you’re using the app, tap on your profile icon at the top right. On the website, you’ll find the gear icon in the upper-right corner. 3) Find Data & Privacy: Scroll down to the Data & Privacy section. 4) Manage Shared Info: Look for the Personalized Shopping option under Manage Shared Info. 5) Toggle It Off: Once you find the toggle switch, turn it off to stop PayPal from sharing your data.