I have been getting a popup from paypal telling me to agree to their new electronic notification terms or else they will suspend my account. I am thinking about cancelling the account on my own. I can always open another account. I really am apathetic about this and don't even want to read the agreement much less agree to it.

Here is a link to an article about the new agreement, I think. Something about the IRS and 1099 reporting.

PayPal Institutes New Policy Thanks to IRS Reporting Requirements

Anybody here know any clever way to avoid this without agreeing to it?

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They're just sending you a 1099 for credit card transactions, big deal. There are plenty of other reasons to cancel PayPal and Fleabay (they treat sellers like shyte for one thing), but this isn't one of them.

Are you sure this is ACTUALLY from PayPal? I got phished about 8 years ago and the email looked EXACTLY like something from PayPal. I swore them off for awhile and then started using them again. I have NEVER had to fill out such a form and still use PayPal.

Be careful.

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I haven't got that myself and I just logged onto my paypal account.

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A popup? There's a red flag right there.

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Me, neither. Sounds phishy.

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Popup is the wrong term, it is just a reminder every time I use paypal. Not an email either, but I might have gotten an email about it. I admit I have been ignoring paypal and don't want to be bothered with them.

This may not apply to all paypal accounts and if it applies to your account you may have clicked the box months ago and not even noticed it.

Here's a link to a thread at the paypal site about this policy:

https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/My-account-settings/Legitimate/td-p/233042

I think spdrun has a handle on it.

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I don't have a clue what this means but it made me laugh anyway. ???

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I recieved the same notification when signing into PP. If you don't agree they won't let you charge to your Buyer Credit. I read it - no biggy, they just want out of the US Mail business.

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Hmm, just logged into my paypal, got nothing.

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1099? So we are saying that Paypal and eBay have my SS number?

They are not a bank but have access to basically all of my personal information and probably track everything I do on the Internet as well. Wonder if they bought into the GPS database and can track my movements too?

I keep a separate account linked to Paypal and fund all of my dealings with them through that account but still... Sounds like a one-stop shake-down. Merge Walmart, eBay and Paypal and call it The Company Store.

They would probably just go ahead and shackle us all if they hadn't shipped all of the iron in the country to China already. Patriot Jewelry.

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To continue receiving information about your account electronically, you must accept our Electronic Communications Delivery Policy. Starting January 2012, your account will be temporarily deactivated and you will not be able to send or receive funds until you provide your consent. Learn more


Electronic Communications Delivery Policy (E-Sign Disclosure and Consent)
Last Update: Apr 06, 2011


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This policy describes how PayPal delivers communications to you electronically. We may amend this policy at any time by posting a revised version on our website. The revised version will be effective at the time we post it. In addition, if the revised version includes a substantial change, we will provide you with 30 days’ prior notice by posting notice of the change on the “Policy Updates” page of our website.

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You agree and consent to receive electronically all communications, agreements, documents, notices and disclosures (collectively, “Communications”) that we provide in connection with your PayPal account (“Account”) and your use of our services. Communications include:

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We will provide these Communications to you by posting them on the PayPal website and/or by emailing them to you at the primary email address listed in your PayPal profile.

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In order to access and retain electronic Communications, you will need the following computer hardware and software:

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We will notify you if there are any material changes to the hardware or software needed to receive electronic Communications from PayPal. By giving your consent you are confirming that you have access to the necessary equipment and are able to receive, open, and print or download a copy of any Communications for your records. You may print or save a copy of these Communications for your records as they may not be accessible online at a later date.

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You may withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically by writing to us at "Attn: Electronic Communications Delivery Policy, P.O. Box 45950, Omaha, NE 68145-0950", or by contacting us via the “Contact Us” link at the bottom of each page of the PayPal website. If you fail to provide or if you withdraw your consent to receive Communications electronically, PayPal reserves the right to either deny your application for an Account, restrict or deactivate your Account, close your Account and any sub-account (such as a Student Account), or charge you additional fees for paper copies.

After you consent to receive Communications electronically, you may withdraw your consent to receive IRS Form 1099-K electronically by contacting us as described above. You will continue to receive all your other Communications electronically, but we will send your Form 1099-Ks to you by U.S. mail.

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If, after you consent to receive Communications electronically, you would like a paper copy of a Communication we previously sent you, you may request a copy within 180 days of the date we provided the Communication to you by contacting us as described above. We will send your paper copy to you by U.S. mail. In order for us to send you paper copies, you must have a current street address on file as your “Home” address in your PayPal profile. If you request paper copies, you understand and agree that PayPal may charge you a Records Request Fee for each Communication. The Records Request Fee will not be charged if you request a Form 1099-K in paper form; for all other Communications, the Records Request Fee is set out in Section 8 of the User Agreement.

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Please note that if you use a spam filter that blocks or re-routes emails from senders not listed in your email address book, you must add PayPal to your email address book so that you will be able to receive the Communications we send to you.

You can update your primary email address or street address at any time by logging into the PayPal website, going to “My Account”, and selecting the “Profile” tab. If your email address becomes invalid such that electronic Communications sent to you by PayPal are returned, PayPal may deem your Account to be inactive, and you will not be able to transact any activity using your PayPal Account until we receive a valid, working primary email address from you.

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Nothing to do with the PATRIOT Act -- it has to do with a law passed in 2008 which has provisions to improve tax collection. This is money grubbing rather than security theatre.

Look up alternatives to paypal.

There are a fair amount. 5 Alternatives to PayPal | GeekDad | Wired.com

I'm not a fan of paypal. The claims of "we're protecting buyers and sellers" seem to be "we're holding onto everyone's money as long as possible but if there's ever an issue we say 'not our problem per the TOU'. You're on your own, good luck, thanks for using Paypal."