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Comment by jimnotgym

3 years ago

On the other hand, if they did it would be very embarrassing for PayPal.

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anigbrowl  3 years ago

No it wouldn't. A cursory search indicates that about 80 million people have the surname 'bin Laden.' Paypal is an international company. If a name gives you a 1 in 80 million possibility of a connection to terrorism without any other details, it's not actionable. The end.

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