Phoebe Gates' Shopping App Phia Allegedly Claimed Commissions for Unrelated Sales
Bloomberg reported that Phia, a price comparison app launched by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates, allegedly injected its own referral codes during the checkout process on over 50 websites without user interaction. This allowed Phia to claim commissions for sales it did not influence. The company stated it has resolved the issue.
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