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It's just a prepaid credit card. Looks and behaves like any normal credit card, except that it has no name or address associated with it (and will validate agai
by TimTheTinker 8y ago
It's just a prepaid credit card. Looks and behaves like any normal credit card, except that it has no name or address associated with it (and will validate against any).
Yes, they have unique numbers, and the time/date/location of purchase is known for each card's number. Like I said, this is not secure enough to defend against targeted attacks by well-resourced actors, but good enough to stay out of the dragnet, at least for now.
- Proof 8y agoQuestion: wouldn't it just be more feasible for American govt to request to have all the numbers to be handed to them prior to the sale? That way they would know, where it was bought and be able to track down by whom. Sorry for my English. I hope my question is understandable.
- TimTheTinker 8y agoThey could do that, but I’ve never heard of it. And compelling companies to do it long-term would be illegal (AFAIK, IANAL).