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> Look for businesses that accept anonymous payment options and don’t force everyone to share personal information with a third-party payment provider. What an

by bogle 8y ago

> Look for businesses that accept anonymous payment options and don’t force everyone to share personal information with a third-party payment provider. What anonymous payment options are there (other than many cryptocurrencies)? I do remember the days of sending cash through the post but I don't think that's what the author is suggesting.

elif 8y ago
i think they are referring to vpn services that don't require you to create an account with name/contact/etc. For instance, the one I use, they create a bitcoin wallet, once that wallet receives coins, it generates a random string username and random string password, and that is the entire "signup" process.
- shadowprofile76 8y ago
  If it's not too much trouble which VPN would this be? I know of some that offer crypto payments but a real user recommendation is always welcome.
  - elif 8y ago
    I don't recommend it since it's a security-sensitive topic and I don't know anything about their backend or their exit nodes or their custom vpn client... but to answer the first question i use Private Internet Access.
    - shadowprofile76 8y ago
      Thanks for the reply and caveat though.
the_jpg 8y ago
On my country at least there is a trend that only registered costumers have promotions and discounts, but what really happens is that the price of the things go up and the registered costumers pay the 'normal' price. I'm not buying anymore on theses type of stores (markets and restaurants mostly), but this is keeping growing difficult because every other week more and more business are starting to ask for my 'credentials'.
- myself248 8y ago
  Use fakes. In the US there's a famous song called Jenny with the phone number 867-5309 in the lyrics. Everyone over age 30 knows that number by heart, and a fair number younger too. Simply give (your local area-code)-867-5309 and there's a very good chance that someone's already signed up with that number. If not, I'll complete the signup with that number and whatever bogus name comes to mind. Jacob Blues, 1060 W Addison 60613 works well. Just like AdNauseam, simply chaff the system until it's futile. I'm sure there are similar characters in the public consciousness of every country.
  - 29083011397778 8y ago
    Shouldn't the first name always be Jenny for 857-5309? Otherwise the next person is screwed when the cashier (potentially) asks for a name.
AlexandrB 8y ago
> I do remember the days of sending cash through the post but I don't think that's what the author is suggesting. That may be exactly what he's suggesting. The VPN provider he works for (IVPN) allows payment by mail by cash.
exit 8y ago
this use case is a huge part of why bitcoin exists, it's hard to exclude from the conversation.

by bogle 8y ago

elif 8y ago

i think they are referring to vpn services that don't require you to create an account with name/contact/etc. For instance, the one I use, they create a bitcoin wallet, once that wallet receives coins, it generates a random string username and random string password, and that is the entire "signup" process.

shadowprofile76 8y ago
If it's not too much trouble which VPN would this be? I know of some that offer crypto payments but a real user recommendation is always welcome.
- elif 8y ago
  I don't recommend it since it's a security-sensitive topic and I don't know anything about their backend or their exit nodes or their custom vpn client... but to answer the first question i use Private Internet Access.
  - shadowprofile76 8y ago
    Thanks for the reply and caveat though.

the_jpg 8y ago

On my country at least there is a trend that only registered costumers have promotions and discounts, but what really happens is that the price of the things go up and the registered costumers pay the 'normal' price. I'm not buying anymore on theses type of stores (markets and restaurants mostly), but this is keeping growing difficult because every other week more and more business are starting to ask for my 'credentials'.

myself248 8y ago
Use fakes. In the US there's a famous song called Jenny with the phone number 867-5309 in the lyrics. Everyone over age 30 knows that number by heart, and a fair number younger too. Simply give (your local area-code)-867-5309 and there's a very good chance that someone's already signed up with that number. If not, I'll complete the signup with that number and whatever bogus name comes to mind. Jacob Blues, 1060 W Addison 60613 works well. Just like AdNauseam, simply chaff the system until it's futile. I'm sure there are similar characters in the public consciousness of every country.
- 29083011397778 8y ago
  Shouldn't the first name always be Jenny for 857-5309? Otherwise the next person is screwed when the cashier (potentially) asks for a name.

AlexandrB 8y ago

> I do remember the days of sending cash through the post but I don't think that's what the author is suggesting. That may be exactly what he's suggesting. The VPN provider he works for (IVPN) allows payment by mail by cash.

exit 8y ago

this use case is a huge part of why bitcoin exists, it's hard to exclude from the conversation.