The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hidden Tax”

Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by takeda on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @03:08PM (#37770061)

There was this feature provided by banks. I remember BofA was one. Unfortunately they removed it. You could create a temporary credit card number for specific vendor.

It even had option to set one time limit or recurring limit.

I don't understand why it was taken away, was it giving too much control to the customer?

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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by edmundsauto on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @03:29PM (#37770349)

Google offers virtual credit card numbers fyi. I don’t think they are vendor locked, but offer a potential solution for you. Albeit one with additional drawbacks.

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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by kij on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @03:19PM (#37770224)

I use Revolut alone for that reason. Single-use virtual cards they call it.

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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by sizzle on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @05:51PM (#37772303)

Capital one Eno browser extension for chrome generates a new CC number for any site. I love using it!

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