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 used to have privacy.com , they will ask for really personal details such as SSN and Government issue ID. When I created an account back when it was really new they just ask you for email and password and the bank account number and routing after they started asking for more private information I decided to quit. Virtual credit cards of this nature are to be able to easily block and delete credit cards if gets leaked not really for protecting your privacy because it is tied to your bank account. I will prefer to use my own bank and credit card company virtual cards because they already have all my info to be honest.