Just last month I had a DJ company ask for an ID and selfie for a $200 software purchase. Maybe these things are designed for KYC’ing crypto and buying alcohol

Just last month I had a DJ company ask for an ID and selfie for a $200 software purchase. Maybe these things are designed for KYC’ing crypto and buying alcohol but it’s definitely a trend to apply this process broadly. All for the fear of generally preventing everyday fraud, piracy, and maybe just collecting data for some nebulous future use. Of course they rarely do the actual basics and apply any thought to not treating your real customers like criminals. I don’t doubt Stripe can make the process better and do it in a good way, but can Stripe minimize what this process is even applied to in the first place and avoid manufactured consent.