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> Is there a way to rig a browser so a user can't buy anything online? That would be handy.

Lack of credit card? Maybe just carefully removing the cvv code from cards?

That's the real answer -- take his cards away. But it's just not time yet. I wonder if there's a card that can't be used online? Hey, dad, your new credit card came in.

I've already learned that one of the realities of being the dementia victim's business manager is that you have to lie to them convincingly. It's for their own good, but it feels wrong anyway.

There's actually a great company that has a solution/card for this: https://www.truelinkfinancial.com/

That's perfect. Thank you!

There are credit cards for internet that need to be charged with money first. They allow you to spend the money that is pre-charged in the card. Not more. There could be still the problem with your data leaking, but I bet that the well known credit cards company though about it and solved that long time ago. You can ask for this cards in your bank.

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