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> It sucks because it means users can't buy books from Kobo on the app unless they give Google their payment info. Google having my payment info is no worry at
by fn-mote 1y ago
> It sucks because it means users can't buy books from Kobo on the app unless they give Google their payment info.
Google having my payment info is no worry at all to me. Google is on a very short list of companies whose defense against hacking and social engineering attacks I trust.
Google seeing every one of my purchases? Not a fan. I don't think that's the argument you're making here, though.
- bluGill 1y agoIt is a problem for me. Google is reasonable enough, but I do not want it to be too easy to make a mistake. I want those extra seconds it takes to type in my payment information to think again do I really need this thing. More than once I've realized the "toy" I was interested in wasn't really in my current budget and abandoned the purchase. I never turned on amazon one-click shopping for similar reasons. I want buying things I need easy, but not too easy.
- resize2996 1y agoYes. Fraud protection for online purchases is fine. I have certain cards set up in a way that I will basically hand them out to anyone. Data protection is not a solved problem in that way.
- lupusreal 1y agoI'm not buying anything from Google so there is NO reason for them to have my payment info. Fuck them.
- delfinom 1y agoNo need to give Google your CC info to see your purchases. They get it directly from at least Mastercard. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-30/google-and-mastercard-cut-a-secret-ad-deal-to-track-retail-sales https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-30/google-an...