Having seen how shit AI is day in, day out, I won't be touching Klarna with a barge pole. Who wants to put their money in the hands of a company relying on broken technology?

[–] sexy_peach 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Klarna was always shit and unethical

[–] hanke@feddit.nu 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

How have they been unethical?

[–] sexy_peach 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They get access to your bank account and analyze all your transactions of the last 30 days and share them with "partners".

This article says that klarna denies this. But they certainly have access.

https://www-computerbild-de.translate.goog/artikel/cb-News-Sicherheit-Verbraucherzentrale-warnt-Klarna-analysiert-Kontodaten-39229147.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Preying on low income people who can’t afford things. Same vein as payday loans.

[–] hanke@feddit.nu 2 points 5 days ago

Aah, to me they are just a handy payment option. But yeah, I believe what you claim is true as well.

[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Thank you, now I know not to use their services.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 4 days ago

including ceo I assume.