Google seems to have signed me up for Google Pay without asking

Re:Google seems to have signed me up for Google Pay without ... by AlexandrB on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @11:01AM (#30699656)

Where's the line on this kind of thing? If I type my CC info into a text file using VS Code should I expect Microsoft to add the CC info to my Microsoft account? What about just typing my CC info into any field when using Windows?

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> How is this evil? There is literally zero negative outcomes from this.

I like to think of every online account as a liability, because any one of them can be compromised and cause me a bunch of headaches. The "level" of headache depends on how much information each service has about me. What gives Google the right to expose me to more risk in this way?

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Re:Google seems to have signed me up for Google Pay without ... by masalah on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @12:46PM (#30701113)

This one is different, you logged into Chrome with your Google account and stored the data of your credit card to the same google account.

If you type your cc info into vscode with your msft account logged in and a sync option enabled then you also shouldn't be surprised if you found it into your msft account.

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