Anne is an attorney, CEO of ISIPP, and Dean of Cyberlaw and Cybersecurity at Lincoln Law School.
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We suppose that you can’t really blame a company for pushing their own products, but still, it seems just a tad disingenuous for eBay to offer a “safety tip” which amounts to dissing the competition, and hawking their own services.
Recently eBay began displaying the following message to their users, which reads:
“Safety Tip: Never use Western Union to pay on eBay – you can’t confirm who picks it up. Paypal has up to $200 in buyer protection.”
Of course, Paypal is owned by eBay – and, need we say it? Western Union isn’t.
Here’s how the message appeared in eBay accounts:
| No Paywall Here!
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| No Paywall Here!
The Internet Patrol is and always has been free. We don't hide our articles behind a paywall, or restrict the number of articles you can read in a month if you don't give us money. That said, it does cost us money to run the site, so if something you read here was helpful or useful, won't you consider donating something to help keep the Internet Patrol free? |
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