Millions of consumers transact through PayPal's infrastructure (Braintree, Fastlane, Hyperwallet) without knowing PayPal is collecting their data, and the retroactive linking of guest transactions to new accounts means PayPal can build a longer financial history on you than you might expect.
PayPal collects an exceptionally broad range of personal data — including biometrics, precise geolocation, inferred creditworthiness, and full financial histories — and shares it with partners, merchants, credit reporting agencies, data brokers, and members of the PayPal corporate group. Automated decision-making, including AI-driven risk and fraud assessments, can directly affect your account status, credit access, and transaction approvals without transparent human review. You can review and limit certain data uses by visiting your PayPal account privacy settings at paypal.com/us/myaccount/privacy.
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