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> We only make money off interchange (the fee that the merchant pays for accepting a debit or credit card), and we will never sell your personal data.

Wasn't Occulus all big on "we'll never require Facebook login to use.." only to backtrack later? What's our standard for taking these future claims as ground truths? Surely we can do better than "we won't, pinky promise!" ?

Most services are basically a low level swindle. You will get your product, probably your money too, but you won't get many other guarantees or promises you can trust, and you likely won't get sufficient customer support.

I am a privacy.com user and I like it, but there's a number of sites that won't accept the cards it generates.

And they don’t work with real credit cards, only if tied to a bank account.

Yes, I am a privacy.com customer.

Someone has to be authorizing their card numbers. They may not track your purchases themselves, but I'm sure there is some middleman capable of collecting and selling transaction data.

edit: it looks like they use visa. so visa can still sell your data