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vat validation api
SHOW HN2018
14points
2comments
#1,433of 2,155 in 2018
Top 67%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.
Pricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
Objections
Free service may not last; commenter expects it to go offline
From 1 comment
Neat but being free- I assume you’ll be offline in 6-9 months? Charge something like two or three pennies per lookup or a nice 49 per month
taf2 on HN
Unclear whether the law requires storing the requester's location record, and whether the API stores or signs it
From 1 comment
I actually thought of doing something like this once upon a time. Isn't it part of the law that you should have a record from where the person is? do you store that or sign such…
joantune on HN
Requests
Suggests paid pricing such as a few pennies per lookup or $49 per month
From 1 comment
Neat but being free- I assume you’ll be offline in 6-9 months? Charge something like two or three pennies per lookup or a nice 49 per month
taf2 on HN
Questions
Does the API store or sign the location record the law may require?
From 1 comment
I actually thought of doing something like this once upon a time. Isn't it part of the law that you should have a record from where the person is? do you store that or sign such…
joantune on HN