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victorbjorklund | on: AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42
Because no 16 year old kid ever got to buy anything on a card before.
l23k4 | parent | next
Why would a 16 year old not use their own card?
distances | root | parent | next
Would they be given their own credit card, or would it be under the parents? Over here minors can't enter into debt contracts like credit cards, so it'd be a direct debit until they are adults.
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well_ackshually | root | parent | next
Because 16 years old do not have a card with no spending limits, and with very low online spending limits. Most of those cards are even just for withdrawing
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saidnooneever | root | parent
there are plenty of cards on the interwebz to use. ppl give em away like candies
themafia | parent | next
My parents let me fill my tank with gas. They wouldn't let me open an AWS account. Aside from that, if it is misuse of a parents card, then then answer is "chargeback."
ndsipa_pomu | root | parent
Chargeback sounds like trying to defraud AWS. If the parent authorises the child to use their card, then the buck should stop with the parent. AWS has done nothing wrong in allowing an account to be opened with a valid card.
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michaelmrose | parent
Generally no they don't because they have very limited ability to enter into agreements in the US. It was almost certainly an adult.
Lvl999Noob | root | parent
Isn't USA famous for letting parents take out credit cards on their newborns and pushing them into debt even before they learn to walk? I recall seeing at least a few snippets of movies and TV shows showing that.
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