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Scientology Given Direct Access To eBay Database

Posted by kdawson on from the finger-on-the-scale dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Church of Scientology can delete auctions from eBay with no supervision under the VeRO program, and has used this to delete all resale of the e-meters Scientologists use. This is to stop members from buying used units from ex-members instead of buying from the official (and very expensive) source. Given Scientology's record of fraud and abuse, should eBay give them this level of trust? Will this set a precedent for other companies that want to stop the aftermarket resale of their products?"

3 of 684 comments (clear)

  1. Bart Simpson says YES by peter303 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    (His actor is a dedicated Scientologist.)

  2. Re:Head Shops & E-Meters by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You've obviously never enjoyed a jacuzzi baptismal font.

    --
    It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains. The stains become a warning
  3. Re:Don't tell Chef but by OeLeWaPpErKe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Here's a muslim belief (it's the literal word of their "god") :

    "All non-muslims are less than the filthies animals because they refuse to accept islam" (quran 8:55)

    How exactly do you excuse holding that particular belief ? Or were you only defending the muslims that don't follow the quran (that would be none of them btw).