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Re:Show HN: VPS Comparison – Automated tests to compare VPS ... by vldx on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @09:18AM (#14246074)
I was asked recently (2017) by Linode to provide scanned my credit card (after paying, then eventually refunded). The reason - fraud prevention, whatever that means. Certainly leaves bad flavor and decided to go w/ DO.
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Re:Show HN: VPS Comparison – Automated tests to compare VPS ... by scrps on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @10:05AM (#14246380)
I encountered the same thing (also in 2017) with the addition that they wanted front and back scans of a government-issued ID as well.

Having to pay with a credit card before you can use paypal didn't earn them any points either. Suffice to say I did not go with Linode.

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Re:Show HN: VPS Comparison – Automated tests to compare VPS ... by JohnTHaller on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @11:16AM (#14247040)
PayPal's fraud detection sucks, so I can definitely understand companies wanting to verify/charge a credit card directly before accepting PayPal.
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Re:Show HN: VPS Comparison – Automated tests to compare VPS ... by joedicastro on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @04:04PM (#14250060)
Yes, probably is one of the reasons why they do those checks. I suppose also that depends a lot on the kind of plan that are you going to use, probably they do more checks for more expensive plans.
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Re:Show HN: VPS Comparison – Automated tests to compare VPS ... by amorphid on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @09:19PM (#14252279)
I worked at a hosting company for a few months, and they way the prevented fraud seemed backwards, draconian, and unfair. But I couldn't come up with a better way of doing it. Fraud prevention seems hard.
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Re:Show HN: VPS Comparison – Automated tests to compare VPS ... by joedicastro on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @04:02PM (#14250041)
I did not have to make that with them, but I had to pass a weird process with OVH in order to confirm my identity through a phone call, and in the process have to wait several hours until I have my server available.
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Re:Show HN: VPS Comparison – Automated tests to compare VPS ... by wdb on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @12:29PM (#14257310)
Really, they required me to send a copy of my ID (both sides) without anything blanked out. Obviously, I went with Linode instead as they didn't require this.
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Re:Show HN: VPS Comparison – Automated tests to compare VPS ... by EduardoBautista on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @03:02PM (#14249505)
That just happened to me on Saturday. I decided to go with DO. You get what you pay for.
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