Yeah. I’ve donated before, and I didn’t realise PayPal would publish my name, do I think Lodion probably does have my name in an email somewhere. But I don’t think it’s directly tied to the username I gave Kofi, so he’d need to go dig through it, then cross reference the dates/times/amounts to figure it out. Plus, it also exposed his name, so that makes me a little less worried about it
Don’t see why anyone would want to though, I’m really not that interesting and keep my name as well hidden as I can, no embarrassing old Facebook accounts to trawl through or anything
FWIW, I have paid/donated to things with pseudonyms before, and I’ve never had my bank block them before. You’re not meant to, and if your bank isn’t shit like mine, they should block it (especially if a credit card). Another option is using one of those visa gift card doo-dads, but idk if they work with PayPal
Yeah, I’m cautiously watching too.
That reminds me. There was something about PayPal telling merchants your name and such, I have to go double check and deal with that too if so.
Data brokering has gone wild, everything is now blatantly galloping to squeeze as much as it can
Yeah. I’ve donated before, and I didn’t realise PayPal would publish my name, do I think Lodion probably does have my name in an email somewhere. But I don’t think it’s directly tied to the username I gave Kofi, so he’d need to go dig through it, then cross reference the dates/times/amounts to figure it out. Plus, it also exposed his name, so that makes me a little less worried about it
Don’t see why anyone would want to though, I’m really not that interesting and keep my name as well hidden as I can, no embarrassing old Facebook accounts to trawl through or anything
It’s a massive barrier to me donating to stuff. I could spare a few dollars but am wary of risking my financial security or leaking my details.
FWIW, I have paid/donated to things with pseudonyms before, and I’ve never had my bank block them before. You’re not meant to, and if your bank isn’t shit like mine, they should block it (especially if a credit card). Another option is using one of those visa gift card doo-dads, but idk if they work with PayPal
I did once or twice with a prepaid but don’t take risks now