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Re: Credit card numbers
From: slugbait <slugbait () severus org>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:25:53 -0400
On a related note, how do you get web vendors not to store your credit card # on their hard disks longer than absolutely necessary? I trust (ssl data entry * number of orders) a lot more than a merchant's ability to stay up to date on patches until my card expires.
Check out http://www.mbna.com and look for their "Shopsafe" service. In short, you can generate temporary CC numbers that are linked to your real CC. You can put limits on the temp numbers like a low limit, one time use and one-vendor use. The last one rocks for "subscriptions" to websites ;)
It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing. slugbait (They should be paying me :P) _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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