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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by winrid on Saturday January 11, 2020 @06:51PM (#22023311)
I'm not so sure. I have a credit card under a completely different name (by accident).
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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by inferiorhuman on Sunday January 12, 2020 @04:07AM (#22025286)
I think the claim is that credit card processors don't validate names at payment time. Back before KYC became a thing you could sign up for a credit card with whatever name you preferred. I think it's a bit more strict these days.
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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by winrid on Monday January 13, 2020 @03:08AM (#22032702)
Ah, well it was only a few years ago.
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