Re:Why doesn't Stripe use Stripe Billing?
by duckmysick on Thursday October 13, 2022 @12:35PM
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Can I see the files of an example case where something like that happened?
Re:Why doesn't Stripe use Stripe Billing?
by randomdata on Thursday October 13, 2022 @12:38PM
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If it happened then one would claim that they have a legal onus. Conflict of interest is speculative about an unforeseen future.
Re:Why doesn't Stripe use Stripe Billing?
by duckmysick on Thursday October 13, 2022 @12:50PM
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I'm not familiar with that definition. On the other hand, the Department of Defense explicitly says it happens "if the particular matter will have a direct and predictable effect on that interest". Predictable being "a real, as opposed to speculative possibility, that the matter will affect the financial interest".
Re:Why doesn't Stripe use Stripe Billing?
by randomdata on Thursday October 13, 2022 @12:53PM
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The topic is centred around off-hand remarks made by someone as to why they aren't doing something (such as using their own product) and how, as pointed out by willio58, "conflict of interest" is used where there is no actual demonstration of conflict of interest. We're not talking about military rigor, as interesting as that subject may also be.
Again, "conflict of interest" is what people often say when they don't know if it will affect them, but don't want to take the risk. "Regulation requires it", as illustrated in the first comment, is what people say when caselaw actually demonstrates that they would be liable.
The fun thing about language is that it is fluid and can take many forms.
Re:Why doesn't Stripe use Stripe Billing?
by marcosdumay on Thursday October 13, 2022 @01:06PM
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>"Conflict of interest" is ultimately just another way to say "I don't want to assume the liability when things go sour".
No, it's not.
It's "malice is not a reasonable explanation for things going wrong". It only changes liability when it follows malice, what is much rarer than you seem to think.
It is also a way to assure people that you won't do something bad.
Isn't that the worry? Say a bug in your timekeeping software underreported hours worked and that lead to workers not being paid their agreed upon rate. When it goes to court you now have to prove that you didn't maliciously introduce the bug to save on employment costs, whereas if it is a third-party providing the software it's their problem. "Conflict of interest" is ultimately just another way to say "I don't want to assume the liability when things go sour". Nobody cares about conflict of interest when things go right.