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Semi-related: If you don't want to go through the process of trying to work with your bank to refuse auto-renewal, there are services like Privacy (privacy.com)
by registeredcorn 4y ago
Semi-related: If you don't want to go through the process of trying to work with your bank to refuse auto-renewal, there are services like Privacy (privacy.com) that allow you to essentially make "virtual" credit cards.
You allot a specific amount of money to one of their cards, then use that to sign up with.
It also claims to help keep your accounts a bit more safe, since if that data gets leaked, it's not your actual card number, but it's really more of centralizing the risk on Privacy's servers instead at 10 different vendors.
- valarauko 4y ago> services like Privacy (privacy.com) that allow you to essentially make "virtual" credit cards. Is there an option to create virtual "credit" cards on Privacy? I only can make debit cards.
- registeredcorn 4y agoAh, sorry I was using the terms interchangeably. I think it's actually a debit setup, kind of like a gift card? I've never actually used the service, just heard some reviews about it.
- valarauko 4y agoYes, you hook up your bank account to Privacy and can create debit cards. You can set them up with spending limits, and can lock them to only work with the first merchant its used with for recurring expenses (if you want). You also have the option to create one time use cards as well. For what its worth, it works well, but it seems like some merchants block Privacy cards - in my case, to buy a Grubhub gift card.