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Sir_Substance | 5 years ago

That option is enabled or disabled by the user.

Pine has (still) not enabled it:

https://i.imgur.com/Y1OhCkX.png

In case anyone from pine is watching, here's the doc on how to do it:

https://developer.paypal.com/docs/integration/direct/payment...

It's like....5 clicks.

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rossvor|5 years ago

Interesting, it's enabled for me -- that's how I bought it -- without creating an account. Maybe this feature is perhaps region locked somehow? I'm in UK.

EDIT: it is indeed gated by some vague heuristics[1].

>Buyers don't always have the option to complete their purchases without using or creating a PayPal account. This option is presented based on several risk factors, including but not limited to the buyer's PayPal purchase history, PayPal cookies stored on the buyer's computer, the buyer's location, or a credit assessment.

[1] https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-accept-...

Sir_Substance|5 years ago

>PayPal cookies stored on the buyer's computer

That's probably why. I use addons that autodelete cookies as soon as I leave webpages because no one has the luxury of pretending they don't know how badly cookies are abused at this point.

I guess the inevitable next step was for companies that abuse cookies to start punishing people for refusing to take their shit.

I reiterate: paypal is a shit company. Pine, please provide an alternative.