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Re:“PayPal has demanded that we monitor data traffic as well... by Bartweiss on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @10:57AM (#11946064)
But will companies continue to run the risk of letting Paypal ban their accounts (and often, freeze their funds in the process)?

I can't imagine a consumer revolt, but at a certain point "makes your users feel secure" is outweighed by "makes you terrified you'll lose your money". I suspect that something like Stripe or Square will eventually sell companies on a "we won't screw you over" narrative and start to compete directly.

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Re:“PayPal has demanded that we monitor data traffic as well... by wastedhours on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @06:33AM (#11952704)
Probably. At this stage, the integration with PayPal is as much for the user's benefit as it is the company's (Stripe has an easier integration path, and is elegant from a back end perspective), and it isn't the customers concern that a supplier might have their account frozen. We're looking at this from a company/developer perspective, but that's not the driver for it any more.
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