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		_jgvg on March 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google terminated our startup's developer account ... > A more comparable analogy would be one where the hypothetical security company isn't told who of their staff is banned That's what background checks are for. If you're hiring someone, it is your responsibility.

gbear605 on March 20, 2019 [–]

A background check for having once owned bitcoin? (To go with the previous metaphor)

_jgvg on March 20, 2019 | [–]

And not reporting your gains to the IRS?

This wasn't a case of someone having had a previous developer account, but of someone having being banned for posting malware on the Play store.

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