Who is on the hook
Who is on the hook
Posted Jul 14, 2026 13:08 UTC (Tue) by corbet (editor, #1)In reply to: UI automation is necessary for accessibility by kleptog
Parent article: An update on the scraper situation
If somebody buys an LWN subscription with a stolen credit-card number, we definitely end up having to refund it — and pay a chargeback fee as well. Merchants only get the credit-card guarantee in settings where the card itself is physically present. So I wouldn't assume that some future micropayment system would be more friendly to the selling side.
That said, solving the micropayment problem is a bit off-topic for LWN, unless, of course, you actually have the code to do it. So perhaps it's time to let this subthread wind down.
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