Remember, it is to stop bad actors from using azure services for phishing, tricky things, etc (since a default instance w/ IIS, or any web service will literally be on windows.net.)
That card has my whole name on it and the bank has a trail of everything I do with it. MS also now have a verified phone number and can see they both come from the same country.
> Remember, it is to stop bad actors from using azure services for phishing, tricky things, etc (since a default instance w/ IIS, or any web service will literally be on windows.net.)
Nothing prevents me from doing that with a regular credit card.
Nothing prevents them from shutting down services/instances that break their ToS.
How convenient for them the only way to try out their free offer is to give them the ability to withdraw money from me.
The type of credit card has high fraud activity.
Remember, it is to stop bad actors from using azure services for phishing, tricky things, etc (since a default instance w/ IIS, or any web service will literally be on windows.net.)
Anti-fraud == verify identity.