eBay's non-privacy policy
From The Nation's "Buyer Beware: eBay Security Chief Turns Website Into Arm of the Law" via slashdot
Speaking at a conference this winter on Internet crime, eBay.com's director of law enforcement and compliance, Joseph Sullivan, offered law-enforcement officials extensive access to personal customer information.
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Brags Sullivan, "If you are a law-enforcement officer, all you have to do is send us a fax with a request for information, and ask about the person behind the seller's identity number, and we will provide you with his name, address, sales history and other details--all without having to produce a court order."
The article goes on about eBay's connection to PayPal and the non-court-ordered information law enforcement agencies can get from that.
Which is why I don't give Paypal access to my bank account. It's a pain sometimes, but it protects my privacy - and my money. Because, you do know, that Paypal is not a bank, and not subject to FDIC rules, regs or insurance, right?