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Re:Privacy – Forget Your Credit Card by sp332 on Thursday March 24, 2016 @05:52PM (#11356766)
It's important to remember that just cancelling a payment method doesn't necessarily mean you're unsubscribed. If you're still getting a service, you're still on the hook for paying for it one way or another.
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Re:Privacy – Forget Your Credit Card by The_Magistrate on Thursday March 24, 2016 @05:57PM (#11356808)
If this is true, then Privacy.com doesn't resolve this obligation. The temporary card number won't be chargeable by the merchant, but you'd still be on the hook for the renewed (and unpaid) service.
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Re:Privacy – Forget Your Credit Card by mindslight on Thursday March 24, 2016 @06:11PM (#11356900)
It certainly changes the burden of notification. A company can setup many hoops for canceling, forcing you to go through some asinine phone tree and drone script to stop charges to your card. Whereas lacking an established payment channel, they can no longer play dumb if you eg send them a simple email to cancel.
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Re:Privacy – Forget Your Credit Card by doomrobo on Thursday March 24, 2016 @06:40PM (#11357084)
I think this is one of the best aspects of the product. The power is shifted to the customer.
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