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Ethically: Bad actors use a lot of things; that's a poor excuse for harming the innocent. Practically: The economics probably check out, but bear in mind that
by yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
Ethically: Bad actors use a lot of things; that's a poor excuse for harming the innocent.
Practically: The economics probably check out, but bear in mind that it's not one-sided; this will cost you legitimate users.
- shitlord 3y agoI tried to pay for street parking a few days ago in Miami but the app wouldn't work at all. It turns out that ParkMobile just refuses to operate if your device is using a vpn and won't tell you the reason. It makes sense to filter out bad actors, but relying on vpn usage as the only signal for untrustworthiness is unwise.
- grepfru_it 3y agoIf the cost of fraud this stops is more than the lost cost of legitimate users..
- WarOnPrivacy 3y agoI don't seem this impacting fraud in any meaningful way. The cost advantage would be in reducing bandwidth consumed by bots.
- trompetenaccoun 3y agoBy that logic all kinds of authoritarian measures can be viewed as fair. For example abolishing anonymous payments such as cash. TOR nodes should also be blocked, like in China. Death by a thousand anti-fraud cuts. In the end it's a perfect dystopia.
- bdd8f1df777b 3y agoBut what if we can better methods that have lower cost of legitimate users?
- grepfru_it 3y agoWe are not discussing that here? Obv your business should maximize profit and as such your comment falls into that function
- beeboobaa 3y agoEnacting slavery is a great way to reduce costs and optimize productivity. Good idea?
- grepfru_it 3y agoI believe that would be illegal, sir
- gruez 3y ago> Ethically: Bad actors use a lot of things; that's a poor excuse for harming the innocent. Should I be able to walk around stores wearing balaclavas? Sure, robbers wear balaclavas, but innocent people do too.
- flir 3y agoThe way facial recognition's going, there's a case for it tbh. Or at least the standard hoodie-up-head-down-baseball-cap uniform of today's teenager.
- out-of-ideas 3y agoOh, that gives me a good idea for a new website/slogan: bad actors use Toothpaste; lets ban Toothpaste!