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posted by scubacuda
on Saturday September 11, @01:44AM
from the dept.
Y!: PayPal is taking an aggressive stance against gambling, adult, and non-prescription drug sites: anyone caught using PayPal for these purposes will be charged $500.
Eric Jackson, a former PayPal executive and author of the new book "The PayPal Wars," calls the new policy "draconian" and says it is likely a two-fold strategy to discourage certain behavior while heading off regulators.
by
Anonymous Coward
on Saturday September 11, @01:45PM (#1626)
Do i understand it right when i think that wether that [or the other purposes] are legal in the country in which these happen is irrelevant?
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