Silly fed ex requirement

So I'm trying to mail a package to the us... and fedex requires that I give myself permission to use my account... why not have a passport requirement and a signature?
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I, Edward Alonzo, give permission to myself, Edward Alonzo, to use my own US based FedEx account in India, for the purposes of mailing package(s) to the United States of America.
Account Number:
etc...