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You can just use a friend's account ? There is no way of banning someone really. Growing up with the internet it always felt these companies were playing with

You can just use a friend's account ? There is no way of banning someone really. Growing up with the internet it always felt these companies were playing with fire. I can't explain it. The 90s were a wild time I guess. That generation knows about using fake names and addresses. I guess I have never seen these businesses as proper businesses like the local mom and pop shop whose owner you know and respect and who respects you. But google and other such companies always feel like they are trying to use you and you are trying to use them.

BudaDude 4y ago
Forgive me if I am incorrect, its been years since I have used it, but don't you need to link a bank account and social security number to receive money from Adsense?
- tomca32 4y ago
  You could just get a check mailed. I lived in Europe then and got a check that I cashed at my bank. I didn’t have a SSN, so but maybe US citizens had to provide it. Granted this was 15 or so years ago so things might have changed since then.
  - salawat 4y ago
    Nowadays BSA requires KYC. Any type of money transmission requires collection of enough PII to do an OFAC check to ensure you aren't facilitating activity to a sanctioned individual. Banks/clearinghouses are usually on the line for doing this for their clients.
- aliqot 4y ago
  For a while they just mailed paper checks on any month when the 100 USD minimum threshold was passed. If they didn't get cashed they'd send threatening letters about 'escheatment'. I think that stopped at some point about 10yrs ago. Not sure about what happened after.