I chose the option to close my account.

I chose the option of making a bot that logs in every 150ms.

I think everyone should do this. It is the best way to keep your money safe

PayPal will limit your account soon enough for security concerns. I would highly recommend not doing what you are proposing

This is true, a long long time ago I linked my Paypal account with Yodlee just to view balances (it would poll my balances at automatic intervals) and PayPal limited my account for "unauthorized third-party activity" or something to that effect.

Now that account aggregators like Mint/Yodlee are more common, I'm sure they worked out a deal with Paypal. But automated login activity is still scrutinized.

Would the inactivity clock keep running while you are locked out?

This happened 10+ years ago and I don't think there was an activity fee back then.

But the account limitation was removed fairly quickly. Basically I got an automated or template message telling me to change my password and keep it secure. Shortly after I changed my password, the limitation was removed.

> It is the best way to keep your money safe

The best way to keep your money safe is to keep it somewhere else.

Did you publish your code?

We’ve closed your account due to suspicious activity please drink one activation can.

Joking aside, don’t you want your PayPal matched with 2fa? If so. How do you handle that with scripting?

2FA is essentially a time encoded using a secret known to you. It's an alternative to using a private key, it's just lest confusing to non technical people.

You basically can read the QR code, get the secret and use it to programmatically generate the token every time you need it.

The phrase here is TOTP,

And for those with 2FA over email, some more automation is necessary.

2FA over SMS requires even more effort

Good to know. I just transferred out my PayPal balance.