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 Wanted to buy my mother-in-law in Canada something online. Accidentally had my VPN set to Toronto and used my US credit card. Instantly flagged as potential fraud and needed to submit identity verification. What is this? Please just take my money. 🤦🏻‍♂️ 
 I wonder if anything could fix this? 🤔 
 Because credit cards are shitty insecure technology, so they need mass surveillance to keep the fraud in check. 
 Money launderers are people too, ya know.