It’s so unbelievably annoying that PayPal doesn’t let you use whatever display name you want to. Not everyone uses their legal name in their social life.
I understanding needing you know your customer, but why not let me set what my display name is?!
What? This meme is about a transaction between two trans people but that doesn't mean all Paypal users are trans.
But I agree that PayPal is proprietary software and should be banished. I will delete my account now. I planned to do it for a while but haven't got around to it yet
I never had a PayPal but I know my dad did and he very strongly recommended I don't get one, that they are bad for a lot of reasons, so I just never got one.
Naw, the meme just makes it appear negative that they don't see what's going on with their money. I
I interpreted that as them being ignorant of what happens with their money, yet still use the service. Which yes, I would consider dumb... Just my opinion though, feel free to share yours.
Edit: Oh right, forgot to answer the question. I use graphene OS, so no worries about evil Google snacking on my data. (And Jerboa for Lemmy)
Why use a third-party at all? It's been trivial to send money via bank transfer for a long time, check your banking app or website and you'll likely find a way to send money with just an account number + sort code. If your country has a system like faster payments the transfer will be near-instant too.
I think a lot of payment gateways require you to use your legal name, so if someone hasn't gone through all the paperwork legally then your PayPal will have to say whatever is on your birth certificate