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Life pro tip: Use https://privacy.com https://privacy.com You can simply burn the payment details you provided them.
by garrettjoecox 4y ago
Life pro tip:
Use https://privacy.com https://privacy.com
You can simply burn the payment details you provided them.
- hardwaresofton 4y agoNote that changing your payment details does not cancel your responsibility to make payments.
- atkailash 4y ago[dead]
- meindnoch 4y agoThis is why you should always use fake data when registering somewhere.
- dieselgate 4y agoDo services like password managers help with this kind of data retrieval? I agree with this in theory and would strive for it but it seems near impossible in practice
- hardwaresofton 4y agoThis is usually a breach of ToS, they generally have this covered.
- meindnoch 4y agoOh no, the sacred ToS!
- AJ007 4y agoPreventing customers from canceling unwanted services does not mean they owe you money for that service.
- hardwaresofton 4y agoUnfortunately, in most places with the rule of law that's for a court to decide -- that's the thing about entering into agreements (even onerous ones). Until a court frees you from your obligation, you're obliged.
- hedora 4y agoGreat. Take me to court for $9.99, because you think I wanted a prepaid service I tried to cancel.
- Volundr 4y agoThey'll wait a few years then send you to collections over the $600, plus $5000 in late fees.
- igetspam 4y agoHard to do with one time use cards that don't link back to a real name or address.
- Volundr 4y agoWhere do you get such a card? All the virtual card providers I'm aware of use your real information. I'm actually dubious such a card would be legal.
- igetspam 4y agoPrivacy works by purchasing blocks of prepaid cards and issuing them on demand. So while your bank is linked to the card, the issues cards are not linked to your identity. With privacy, you can use any name and address you like and it will be validated. They use the card number, the CVV and the expiration as the only means of validation. So this means I can say my name is Fake Customer and I live at 404 Main St, 95111 and it will validate just fine. This is the same as if you purchased a prepaid visa gift card.
- jmknoll 4y agoWhile I agree with you, I think there's a bit of nuance that is worth considering. For post-paid subscriptions, e.g. AWS, you've already consumed the service and you are obligated (legally and ethically) to pay for it when the bill comes. You can't change your credit card details to get out of paying. For pre-paid subscriptions, like a month-to-month SaaS application, I don't really see the issue with using burner accounts and cancelling them if the company makes it hard to cancel. From the company's perspective, don't they just cut off access when the payment doesn't go through? Its not conceptually much different from forgetting about a subscription until the card expires. More to the point, if the company didn't implement dark patterns in an attempt to prevent users from cancelling, we wouldn't be here in the first place.
- Kim_Bruning 4y agoDepending on your jurisdiction, you might have some form of right of cancellation though?