I came across privacy.com, a service that generates virtual credit cards, like aliases for your real credit card that can be paused or discarded at any moment.
My own credit card company has this feature. But it requires a browser plugin that so obviously is there to track my spending habits, so I’ve not wanted to consider it. Privacy.com looks like a great alternative.
But is it even worth it? It may be a hastle, but I can also cancel my actual credit card at any moment and they will send me a new number immediately and a card a few days later. From a privacy prospective, how much can a company use my credit card credentials to track me? Maybe a third-party virtual card provider even masks my own purchases so not even my credit card company knows? Not sure about that one.
Please share if you use one, who its with, and if its worth it.
I know this is old, but it still comes up in search so it’s worth it to point out the Privacy website is extremely buggy and their support non existent. Other issues aside, the service is almost literally unusable because of that.
I use my exist credit card company, now. I still get my x% cash back. And the credit card company arent the people Im trying to hide from in this case. Thanks for letting me know.