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This is one of those things I have wanted to make so many times and I assumed it would either be technically impossible (card numbers not actually a huge number
by habosa 11y ago
This is one of those things I have wanted to make so many times and I assumed it would either be technically impossible (card numbers not actually a huge number space) or it would just get marked as fraud.
Excited to see someone giving it a try.
- bluecmd 11y agoObligatory country smug. We have had this in Sweden for at least 5 years, possibly a decade.
- ploxiln 11y agoObligatory "no we can't have nice things". Something like this was available to all Discover card users 5 years ago, but a bit hidden on their website, and was discontinued. I think most people prefer to do what's most convenient (have one credit card/number) and patch up any abuse/fraud after-the-fact.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoPlenty of US companies either currently offer this service or have offered it in the past. This isn't exactly a new concept. These services aren't usually very popular.
- vmarsy 11y agoFor big banks, it has been technically possible for a while (since 2002 in France[1]) you can create a single usage card. The issue is the cost of that service, and it's probably only working on Windows PCs. [1] https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maison-facile.com%2Fmagazine%2Fdroit%2Fconsommation%2F1765-connaissez-vous-la-carte-bleue-virtuelle%2F&edit-text= https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev...