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Comment by znebby | Hacker News Reader

For credit cards, check out privacy.com

I recently started using it, works great.

The fact that they publicize their 32-bit PGP fingerprint on their "security" page does not lend confidence in their security practices. Granted, there's also a link to the full PGP key, but the use of short fingerprints for any purpose should be verboten.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/17/pgp_admins_kill_shor...

This looks pretty cool, but seems like they are invite-only for now... Any chance you can drop an invite for a fellow HNer? :)

I've got an invite, contact me via the email in my HN profile and I'll send it over.

I just checked their sign up page, turns out they are only available in the US for now :(

But thanks anyway!

I found an early access code on their twitter: "NETTED". They posted that 1st August, so I'm not sure if it still works, but give it a shot!

Wondering how this works. If one is using different number per transaction where they are getting so many free numbers?

Reading their footer, it says: "The Privacy Visa Card is issued by Customers Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc."

So, it seems they have some kind of partnership with a bank, which is able to generate unlimited card numbers for them.

geez, privacy.com, I wonder how much that domain cost.

I'm using a card from getfinal.com, which appears to be the same idea. So far so good, though it's not 100% disposable, I still have a plastic card who's number is no easier to change than a chase card.

Hey! I work at privacy.com - would love to get your thoughts on our product. Hit me up at bo@privacy.com for an invite if you're up for it. I'll tell you how we got the domain :).

Nifty. Discover Card offers this--or at least did when I was using it.

They got rid of it.

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