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by hooverd 608 days ago
Given the chance, why wouldn't companies abuse that feature like every single anti-user feature in the history of them? Surely this time it will be different?
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Because it’s highly annoying to set up in a way that doesn’t massively inflate your support cost.
This has not stopped banks in the past.
The regulatory universe that banks operate in means that they're not like other companies. They don't share the same overall incentives, and aren't a useful point of comparison.