Would it be ironic to pay for monero with paypal?
from ButteredBread@sh.itjust.works to privacy@lemmy.ml on 07 Jul 00:05
https://sh.itjust.works/post/62994407

In a side note, why is venmo blocked by ublock with the fileter easyprivacy or something like that and paypal isn’t? Also I do not use these stuff for anything else I do not even have an account for all I know. Also what kind of information does it store? Just what you buy? because I don’t think them knowing I bought monero will be that useful to them.

It wouldn’t defeat the purpose right?

#privacy

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adespoton@lemmy.ca on 07 Jul 04:15 next collapse

Venmo is privacy intrusive and has minimal security. PayPal at least has reasonable processes and requirements in place. PayPal is registered as a bank and has to follow all the financial laws.

In answer to your main question: no; despite what Alannis Morissette said, that’s not irony without more context.

ButteredBread@sh.itjust.works on 07 Jul 05:26 next collapse

Ah interesting. Idk who that is btw. Idk how any of the systems work that’s also what I’m asking.

I could also find more stuff about paypal being bad in that sense, likely just because it’s more populqr anyways I should’ve probably investigated more in depth anyways.

adespoton@lemmy.ca on 07 Jul 05:48 collapse

Look up “Ironic” on Spotify.

ButteredBread@sh.itjust.works on 07 Jul 23:36 collapse

i do not use spotify-

quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 11 Jul 00:05 collapse

just look it up (incl. the person name) on any search engine

and don’t reply that you don’t know what “incl” means… just look it up

with everything. in life.

either look it up on a search engine, or if you don’t care, just ignore it. if it’s not clear after looking it up, then people are willing to five clarification.

don’t just reply to declare ignorance and expect others to waste time to educate you. especially because afterwards you’d probably say you don’t care and don’t show appreciation for the person’s effort.

birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 07 Jul 15:30 collapse

Paypal is dogshit though, it for example doesn’t let you communicate with customer service if you’re unable to log in. And god forbid you cannot call.

adespoton@lemmy.ca on 07 Jul 16:02 collapse

Yes, it has huge issues. But not on the regulatory or even privacy sides (where there are some obvious issues, but not on the level of services like Venmo).

shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip on 07 Jul 11:47 next collapse

As long as you’re not trying to use a central exchange to buy it, and you mention nothing in the notes about buying Monero, then you’ll be fine. In fact, the decentralized exchanges that allow you to use PayPal prohibit you from putting anything about Monero into the transaction details on the PayPal transaction for that exact reason.

ButteredBread@sh.itjust.works on 07 Jul 23:26 collapse

oh kool!

whatiswrongwithyou@lemmy.ml on 07 Jul 19:45 collapse

It’s not clear what exactly you’re asking.

Depending on your purpose it may be counterproductive to purchase monero on an exchange.