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I wish expiring credit card numbers existed to kill this sort of online quasi-scam (let's call it what it is). I'd like to say, "$0.99 a week for 4 weeks? Cool
by parennoob 10y ago
I wish expiring credit card numbers existed to kill this sort of online quasi-scam (let's call it what it is).
I'd like to say, "$0.99 a week for 4 weeks? Cool, here's a temporary number that expires in exactly one month. Please cut my subscription off after then."
Of course, I suspect that the benefit of the entrenched system in the US for everyone but consumers will guarantee that this will be really difficult to accomplish in reality.
- nathancahill 10y agoCC companies would never go for that. But an independant like Apple might be able to with their temporary CC number system that they have already.
- TheLogothete 10y agoUuuh, this exists at A LOT of banks.
- kalleboo 10y ago> I wish expiring credit card numbers existed Many banks actually offer exactly this feature. You set a dollar limit and an expiry date. E.g. Bank of America ShopSafe: https://www.bankofamerica.com/privacy/accounts-cards/shopsafe.go https://www.bankofamerica.com/privacy/accounts-cards/shopsaf... My Swedish bank offers the same thing and even has an app to generate card #s
- GordonS 10y ago> My Swedish bank offers the same thing and even has an app to generate card That's a really great idea that I've never seen before - would love to see more banks have this feature
- zapt02 10y agoWhich Swedish bank is that? My bank used to offer expiring VISA cards but removem them claiming 3D Secure offers the same protection. (Obviously it does not...)
- kalleboo 10y agoSwedbank still support "e-kort" as they call them
- ec109685 10y agoprivacy.com offers this.
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- alphapapa 10y agoDiscover used to offer this. Linked to a separate subdomain and used a Flash applet to generate the card numbers. Then after a couple of years they cancelled it without explanation.