PayPal closed Inițiatorul discuției: Peter Motte
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Peter Motte 
Belgia
Local time: 01:20
din engleză în olandeză
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After the trouble I had, I closed my PayPal account.
They don't want me to use a landline, and I consider smartphones unsafe for a bank account.
Moreover, they lied about EU policies: the EU compels the use of 2F-authentification, but NOT the use of smartphones, or text messages. The EU doesn't care what type of 2FA is used, as long as it is 2FA.
The fact that PP lied about that issue, shows that they cannot be trusted.
I actually liked PP the time I had it, but since a ... See more After the trouble I had, I closed my PayPal account.
They don't want me to use a landline, and I consider smartphones unsafe for a bank account.
Moreover, they lied about EU policies: the EU compels the use of 2F-authentification, but NOT the use of smartphones, or text messages. The EU doesn't care what type of 2FA is used, as long as it is 2FA.
The fact that PP lied about that issue, shows that they cannot be trusted.
I actually liked PP the time I had it, but since a year or so, it isn't user friendly anymore, and certianly not client centered. It is PP centered.
It means I will miss some functions on Proz.com, and that's a pity too.
I think I might consider myself lucky that I got my money back. Some people can't.
[Edited at 2021-08-31 20:06 GMT] ▲ Collapse
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Belgia
Local time: 01:20
din engleză în olandeză
+ ...
INIŢIATORUL SUBIECTULUI | Thank you, but I prefer not | Sep 1, 2021 |
Thank you, but I prefer not to use that kind of stuff anymore.
By the way: I'm in the EU, not the US
In the EU the banking system works rather well, which makes PP superfluous.
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