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Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by kibwen on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @11:17AM (#41860101)
A number of credit card companies offer virtual card numbers that you can generate to avoid giving out your real number. I agree that it should be more normalized, widespread, and automatic, but it is already possible to start doing this today.
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Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by rachofsunshine on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @11:41AM (#41860387)
Yeah, I was thinking of what I could do with a company Brex card - but I can't with my personal CC, at least not directly through my bank (though as others note apparently Google Pay does this now).
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Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @12:28PM (#41861010)
A problem mentioned is that whilst this cuts off the payment, in law it may not remove the liability to pay, so the company could in future chase you for the payments.
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Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by cvalka on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @01:04PM (#41861339)
They never do that
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Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by HDThoreaun on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @12:48PM (#41861193)
Companies can still send your debt to collections. For this strategy to truly work you can never give the company your real identity.
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