edit: for clarification, yes for in store, my card is the same card and I cant easily generate a new number to swipe at a POS, but online & via app I manage 1-time payments (generated card number shuts off after successful charge) or 'Merchant Locked' card numbers that will only work at that merchant and which I can shut off any time.
With this i'm much more comfortable giving out my CC to a shady/basic website if i'm concerned. (ie buying mulch from the company's barebones website)
edit: for clarification, yes for in store, my card is the same card and I cant easily generate a new number to swipe at a POS, but online & via app I manage 1-time payments (generated card number shuts off after successful charge) or 'Merchant Locked' card numbers that will only work at that merchant and which I can shut off any time.
With this i'm much more comfortable giving out my CC to a shady/basic website if i'm concerned. (ie buying mulch from the company's barebones website)