Reviews for Fakespot Fake Amazon Reviews and eBay Sellers
Fakespot Fake Amazon Reviews and eBay Sellers by Mozilla Firefox
169 reviews
- Rated 2 out of 5by RCAdddiction, 3 жилийн өмнөIt's a positive that Fakespot finally works with Firefox as well as it did in Chrome. I've stopped using Chrome due to privacy issues. I use Chrome only to shop on Amazon to see the Fakespot review and then close it.
However, it's a huge negative that FS pops up and interferes with non-Amazon, non-eBay sites. The plug-in also seems to have far too many permissions, tracking every site to which a user goes. This is a bridge too far. I'm disabling it for the moment, but likely am going to uninstall this overly intrusive tracker. Again, if there's no charge for a product, then you are the product. I'm not going to be FakeSpot's product. - Rated 5 out of 5by Tom Vanon, 3 жилийн өмнө
- Rated 1 out of 5by Blarrg, 3 жилийн өмнөI don't want an add-on that watches my browsing. Developer responded to several reviews saying that you can still use fakespot on the website menu, but clicking the menu link does nothing.
I get that you aren't doing this out of the goodness of your hearts, and that you need to monetize it somehow, but I'm not in love with the 'harvesting my data' option. - Rated 1 out of 5by HK, 3 жилийн өмнөI don't appreciate the Firefox add-on being pushed so hard, even if the original analyzer bar is still available (it's certainly not in an obvious spot anymore). I'm not going to install an add-on that wants access to all the webpages I visit. You didn't need that before, so you don't need that now. In response to the developer telling everyone to go read the privacy policy: your privacy policy literally says you track usage in order to serve users adds.
- Rated 1 out of 5by user12312333124, 3 жилийн өмнөforcing the extension down our throats is not cool. you can say that "users can still use the website from the menu bar!" but it's so unintuitive. change it back
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 16969317, 3 жилийн өмнөDoes an ok job at detecting fake reviews. Hate being forced to install as an extension and targeting other sites like bestbuy. It was covering an option to apply a coupon for $100 on the bestbuy website.
Developer response
posted 3 жилийн өмнөHi 16969317,
Thanks for your feedback. We are not forcing anyone to install the extension. Our analyzer bar is and will always be available in our website's menu.
Please send the product on Best Buy you were having issues with so we can take a look into why our extension is covering a coupon. That is not the experience we want any of our customers to have.
Best,
Fakespot - Rated 1 out of 5by burntBirch, 3 жилийн өмнө1 star for making me install this addon instead of using the website as normal 😢
Developer response
posted 3 жилийн өмнөHi,
Thanks for your feedback. We are not forcing anyone to install the extension. Our analyzer bar is and will always be available in our website's menu.
Best,
Fakespot - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 14207336, 3 жилийн өмнөRequiring global permissions for a website-specific extension is beyond egregiously invasive, and signals to me that the creators of the extension harbour some kind of ill intent against my privacy for their own benefit. ReviewMeta, a competing service, has an extension which does not require global permissions.
Developer response
posted 3 жилийн өмнөHi 14207336,
Thanks for your feedback. We do not harbor any kind of ill intent against your privacy. Instead, we greatly value your privacy and encourage you to read our privacy policy.
We require these permissions because we analyze hundreds of thousands of Shopify web stores. Other popular shopping extensions such as Honey and Rakuten require the same permissions because they also have to work on many websites.
While we cannot comment on Reviewmeta's privacy practices, their service only analyzes Amazon. Fakespot analyzes Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Best Buy, Sephora, and Shopify web stores.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy and practices please email us at contact@fakespot.com.
Best,
Fakespot - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 12933673, 3 жилийн өмнөApple removed Fakespot, which claims to detect bad sellers and fake reviews, from the App Store after Amazon complained that the app provided misleading info (@starfire2258
/ The Verge)Developer response
posted 3 жилийн өмнөHi 12933673,
We will be back on iOS soon. Amazon's accusations of us misleading customers are baseless.
Best,
Fakespot - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13358663, 3 жилийн өмнөI used Fakespot constantly for Amazon for a long time, and have always appreciated that service. And I don't mind developers wanting a revenue stream, however the idea that they want permission to scan every URL I visit, basically tracking my internet activity? Ridiculously intrusive and a deal breaker for me. No way I download this extension.
Developer response
posted 3 жилийн өмнөHi 13358663,
Thanks for your feedback. We greatly value your privacy and encourage you to read our privacy policy.
We require these permissions because we analyze hundreds of thousands of Shopify web stores. Other popular shopping extensions such as Honey and Rakuten require the same permissions because they also have to work on many websites.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy and practices please email us at contact@fakespot.com.
Best,
Fakespot - Rated 1 out of 5by Kelue, 3 жилийн өмнөThere is no reason why this addon needs to scan every single site I visit. It should be restricted to only domains I want it to check or domains it has an active database for. Gathering data on every site I visit for no reason with no way for me to disable it is predatory and why I wont trust this service ever again.
Developer response
posted 3 жилийн өмнөHi Kelue,
Thanks for your feedback. We greatly value your privacy and encourage you to read our privacy policy.
We require these permissions because we analyze hundreds of thousands of Shopify web stores. Other popular shopping extensions such as Honey and Rakuten require the same permissions because they also have to work on many websites.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy and practices please email us at contact@fakespot.com.
Best,
Fakespot - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15942377, 3 жилийн өмнө
- Rated 5 out of 5by Deiby Chico, 3 жилийн өмнө
- Rated 5 out of 5by SaltySmith, 3 жилийн өмнөGlad it's finally available on Firefox again, works great, I rely on it a lot! Helps make informed decisions when shopping.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14874810, 3 жилийн өмнө
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16828712, 3 жилийн өмнө
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16790581, 3 жилийн өмнө
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14671346, 3 жилийн өмнө