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added Proquest code of ethics breach due to CF; minor PP wording chg

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@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ CloudFlare is a vigilante extremist organization that takes the decentralized we
closed their library during the pandemic, while online access to
books is subject to CloudFlare's terms and privacy abuses.
Proquest's blockade violates several clauses in the
[ALA Library Bill of Rights](http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill)
and undermines the
[ALA Freedom to Read Statement](http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/freedomreadstatement).
[ALA Library Bill of Rights](http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill),
undermines the
[ALA Freedom to Read Statement](http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/freedomreadstatement),
and undermines paragraphs 1-3 and 6 of the
[ALA Code of Ethics](http://www.ala.org/tools/ethics)
1. ACM's Digital Library is jailed in CloudFlare's exclusive walled-garden despite ACM's intent to be ["open" during a pandemic](https://www.scott-a-s.com/acm-digital-library-should-remain-open). The perverse affect is that privacy-seekers are subject to CF's privacy abuses when attempting to access [a paper about privacy abuse](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3319535.3354198).
1. CloudFlare [attacks freedom of expression](https://people.torproject.org/~lunar/20160331-CloudFlare_Fact_Sheet.pdf#page=2).
1. When a review exposed CloudFlare's doxxing of whistle blowers, CF [censored](https://nitter.net/phyzonloop/status/1178836176985366529) the review.

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1. PayPal [declined](https://www.pcworld.com/article/2039940/paypal-denies-teenager-reward-for-finding-website-bug.html) to pay a reward offered in its [Bug Bounty Program](https://web.archive.org/web/hackerone.com/paypal) to a 17-year-old German student who had reported a cross-site scripting flaw on its site.
1. PayPal is often reported to simply take customers' money or deny them access as they [arbitrarily freeze](https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000998078) the accounts of [many people](https://mywifequitherjob.com/why-paypal-freezes-or-limits-accounts-and-how-to-prevent-this-from-happening-to-you).
1. PayPal is detrimental to consumer rights:
1. PayPal [prohibits](https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/PayPal-Basics/paypal-and-VPN-problem/td-p/1353216) the use of VPNs. Instead of simply blocking VPNs, PayPal sneakily allows them to login in order to discover who uses a VPN in order to [suspend](https://old.reddit.com/r/VPN/comments/63t8kg/is_it_against_paypals_terms_to_use_a_vpn) accounts. The suspension is generally timed so that money becomes trapped on the account.
1. PayPal [prohibits](https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/PayPal-Basics/paypal-and-VPN-problem/td-p/1353216) the use of VPNs. Instead of simply blocking VPNs, PayPal sneakily allows VPN users to login in order to discover who uses a VPN, ultimately to [suspend](https://old.reddit.com/r/VPN/comments/63t8kg/is_it_against_paypals_terms_to_use_a_vpn) accounts. The suspension is generally timed so that money becomes trapped on the account.
1. There is a maximum two accounts policy, and every account is single currency. So frequent international road warriers face discrimination and must pay more currency conversion fees.
1. Hundreds of consumers complain about PayPal annually on the [Consumer Affairs website](https://www.consumeraffairs.com/online/paypal_02.html). By 2016, there were over 1200 complaints.
1. Staff becomes unreachable and website becomes inoperable when trying to [unfreeze](https://mirasee.com/blog/paypal) accounts.
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1. If you register again after previously closing your account, you [cannot](https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/My-Money/HOW-TO-DE-LINK-CARD-FROM-CLOSED-ACCOUNT-AND-LINK-IT-TO-NEW-ONE/td-p/1641244) add your credit card number because the number is permanently tied to previous closed account.
1. PayPal neglects to adhere to banking regulations by [claiming](https://web.archive.org/web/www.cnet.com/news/feds-paypal-not-a-bank) PayPal is not a bank.
[//]: # (alternative to PayPal: Stripe API)
[//]: # (www.cnet.com is on and off CF - maybe the site change its route by judging user's IP. We're not going to babysit that, so the link is via Wayback Machine)
[//]: # (CloudFlare hosts related links herein: blog.consumeraffairs.com, shop.economist.com, store.forbes.com)
[//]: # (alternative to PayPal: Stripe API. This should be mentioned on a payment processor comparison page if we create one)
[//]: # (www.cnet.com uses the CF DNS which enables it to quickly proxy via CF, We're not going to babysit which IP range is pointed to, so the link is via the Wayback Machine)
[//]: # (CloudFlare hosts related to links herein: blog.consumeraffairs.com, shop.economist.com, store.forbes.com)