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All humor and pithy quips aside. The assumed liability is very different. A driver of a commercial courier accidentally transporting an illegal substance is at much less personal risk than an average citizen or small business.

I think this match-maker platform should be willing to shoulder more that liability. KYC but for bill of lading as well?

While not 1-1 or perfect, AirBnb and TaskRabbit platforms include insurance and other risk mitigations for both sides of p2p relationship.



A company can’t shoulder liability for a cop pulling them over and arresting them on criminal charges.




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