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NunyaBidness | 4 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +18 
 KYC is a scam.

https://m.primal.net/JMEm.png
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hh | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 So is AML, the other leg of the same beast.
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AbstractEquilibrium | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ironically though, wouldn't this be a rare case where KYC could make the "problem" of hackers printing duplicate barcodes to resell a moot point? 🤷‍♂️

I hate KYC as much as the next guy, but this argument re: ticketmaster seems like an own goal 😕
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TheBitcoinManual | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Remember when you could just go to the counter hand over cash and they gave you a piece of cardboard you could exchange for a wristband, what happened to that? Was it really that bad?
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Morten | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ticketmaster _does_ allow you to buy tickets using a throw-away email address, fake name & address, one-time virtual credit card, and fake mobile number - at least in Europe.
No need for KYC ...