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Is there such a thing as a privacy driven credit card? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I don’t know what you’re referring to exactly, but for me, I like using normal credit cards through Apple Pay because the recipient doesn’t get your actual credit card number and a different number is used each time

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

But Apple does and sees all the transactions so I don't know whether it's better privacy wise

[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 4 points 2 months ago

Well, so does your credit card company and they sell that info to the same companies Apple does, so nothing is really lost but a little is gained.

Really, there’s not much private about credit cards at all, so idk what’s with this thread…

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

And they're not doing it to protect their customers. They're doing it so only they have this data.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 8 points 2 months ago

Google Wallet, formally Google Pay, formally GPay, formally Android Pay, formally Google Wallet, formally Android Wallet, does the same thing.

Switching phones and returning something was such a pain since it generated an entirely new number.

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

The credit card company and everybody buying that data from them still does though, probably, which for me is the bigger concern.