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> Also the number of people willing to send their ID to a porn site is very small

Not saying you’re wrong (I certainly don’t have any data to the contrary), but this isn’t intuitive to me. Don’t tons of people send their credit card (which is linked to their SSN) to PornHub? From there seems like a small step to also send ID?



Your credit card issuer is not sending your SSN to merchants when you swipe.

Most Pornhub users aren’t paying ones, or even logged in at all. It’s all there publicly, unless you want to leave a comment or whatnot.


Not usually. Porn sites tend to use a 3rd party payment processor to manage funds (often sites dedicated to working with adult sites). So you don't get Pornhub on your billing statement, but something like Probiller or whatever.


I'm certain those people are a minute fraction of the total userbase. They are intentionally trading privacy for greater access.




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