Creators sue PayPal over browser extension Honey, alleging theft of trade secrets

A group of content creators have filed a lawsuit against PayPal, claiming that the company's popular browser extension, Honey, stole trade secrets and used them to create a competing product. The creators allege that PayPal acquired Honey in 2019 with the intention of using its technology to improve its own shopping tools, rather than for its original purpose of helping users find coupons and deals. PayPal denies the claims and plans to defend itself in court, but the lawsuit highlights the potential risks of selling a tech company to a larger corporation.