Groupon knows ― and tells ― a lot about you
Daily-deals site updates privacy policy as it shares your information
By Jennifer Waters, MarketWatch
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) ― A Groupon offer may be a great deal, but it might cost you a little more in
privacy, as the deal site enters new partnerships and updates its privacy policy.
Groupon, the deal-of-the-day discount site, sent its 83 million users an email recently explaining the
changes pretty candidly, if not exhaustively. It’s a step it must take as it forms new partnerships with
businesses such as Expedia ― it’s rolling out Groupon Getaways with the travel site this week ― and as it
moves closer to taking the company public. Radio report: Groupon savings may cost you some privacy.
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Consider this: If you subscribe to the new Groupon travel deals through Expedia, your personal information
will be shared with Expedia. That covers a wide range of information such as your birth date, gender, where
you live, what kinds of Groupons you buy and even look at, how you pay for them ― yes, perhaps even your
credit- or debit-card number, expiration date and verification number ― and nearly everything you’ve
ever put on other social media sites that you’ve linked to through Groupon.
But if you’re an Expedia member, you’ve already given up much of that information to Expedia.
ould know what its disclosure practices are.
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