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Privacy works, but you should be aware that without attempting to cancel on the service, some providers get really angry. I tried and failed to cancel NYT, and
by Shank 5y ago
Privacy works, but you should be aware that without attempting to cancel on the service, some providers get really angry. I tried and failed to cancel NYT, and they force-posted [0] a subscription renewal despite getting declines on the card. In other words, it didn't matter that the card was paused or that they didn't get authorization, they still tried to post the transaction. I don't necessarily expect this from every service, but it certainly wasn't as painless as I thought it was going to be with a virtual card number.
[0]: https://support.privacy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012288214-Force-posts https://support.privacy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012288214-F...
- guntars 5y agoAh, great to know that the merchants have another tool to take whatever money they feel entitled to from my account based on nothing more than "but we really really want to!" My first introduction to credit cards, when I was a kid, was via some.. uh.. shared CC numbers online. I couldn't believe how insecure the whole system was. Were people just that naive back in the day?