Jesus christ we can’t outsource this to stripe or something like we do with credit card info?
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drislands@lemmy.world 8 months agoReal answer: when people finance their phones, the provider needs to check their credit to confirm if they’re actually eligible.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 8 months ago
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
The real question is, why do they retain that information?
drislands@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Probably so they can re-check you in the future when you inevitably renew your contract.
Not that I agree with that. It should only be stored as long as it takes to run the check.