i spoke with a representative today on chat and they stated its federal law and i asked them to link me the specific subsection(s) stating they require a PHOTO of my ss card and ID when im not a seller and no other credit card companies require this. after asking for it several times they came up with the patriot act but still couldnt provide subsections or adequate proof i need to provide said documents. i told them straight up paypal could be held liable for fraud and attempted identity theft under the Privacy Act of !974. it states "The right to be protected against unwarranted invasion of their privacy resulting from the collection, maintenance, use, or disclosure of their personal information." the only time paypal would need to collect your info is if you are a seller who does 20K+ in sales a year here or 200 items a year and thats for tax purposes. paypal is stupid if they think im gonna give up PHOTOS of my SS and ID cards.
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