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Ask HN: Linode wants photos of the back of my credit card. Alternatives?
This is what I got:
In regards to this order, we will need a signed authorization from the credit card holder before being able to activate this account.
Please copy the credit card holder's photo ID (front and back) and the credit card used (front and back) and use our secure submission form. Your unique link is located below:
https://manager.linode.com/signup/credentials/...
Alternatively, feel free to fax them to 1-609-380-7200 (fax) or email to
service@linode.com. Please complete this within 48 hours, or this signup will be cancelled and the charges voided.
Thank you,
Linode.com
Digital Ocean is the same by the way. Pretty stupid for an online business to ask for both a photo ID and the back of the credit card with the signature and CVV. All for $10/month.
Sure, I could put something over the sensitive information. But that doesn't make any less stupid. So, what alternatives do you recommend?
- 27182818284 12y agoI've never been asked to provide these by Rackspace, Digital Ocean, Amazon, etc. Is there something special that has your account flagged? Overseas? Something like that?
- devwith 12y agoEurope
- Joyfield 12y agoI did not send anything to Digital Ocean. But i did use Paypal.
- octopus 12y agoI didn't need to send anything to Digital Ocean except my credit card infos. What country are you from and what credit card you use ?
- devwith 12y agoI'm in Europe and I used a VISA.
- lazylizard 12y agoi was using tor when i signed up do. so they wanted some id verification because they were curious about my location.. apparently my linkedin id didnt work. but they were ok when i asked them to whois a domain i ,er, owned..
- BryanBigs 12y agoNeither company wants to ask for the information, but something about your order triggered an elevated risk profile. It's likely it will be the same at other hosting companies as well since it's probably tied to your CC/address/name combo. I know I ALWAYS have trouble with a particular Chase card - with this card they seem to flag all new online purchases as suspicious. It's a PITA, and I've called to complain but they don't care - and since it's not my money at risk (it's theirs) I don't have much of an option except cancel the card. Also, the more purchase you attempt to make and don't complete with that card, the worse the risk profile is going to be going forward for similar purchases. So I wouldn't expect it to get easier from here.