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by TazeTSchnitzel 2409 days ago
If it's easy to check the database and they don't, wouldn't that be negligent?
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"Your Honor, Mister Evil here laundered $270Million of drug money through our service, but there was no way for us to know that when he signed up with the false name 'Mr Boobyface', and we didn't want to pay $2 to check if the name was valid. We're an innocent bystander here!"