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submitted 2 months ago by PlanetOfOrd@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

From what I understand privacy.com does not have a method of ensuring your identity is separate from your card, but IronVest does. Been using IV for a while now, but earlier this year they put their masked cards under construction

Which is kind of a shame because I had online purchases in mind.

Is there any alternative people have found?

Thanks!

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[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Buy a visa/Mastercard gift card from the supermarket with cash? Or have I missed your point?

[-] PlanetOfOrd@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah, most online stores don't accept gift cards, unfortunately. ๐Ÿ™ Especially Amazon...tried to order some much needed products with Amazon cards, and they require a bank card.

IME, (on Amazon at least...and a few others I've tried) masked cards are usually accepted as bank cards. Gift cards are not.

I'd love to build myself a privacy-respecting online store that accepts everything from Monero to cash to Apple pay (for the general populous that doesn't care), but I sort of lack the capital. ๐Ÿ˜…

[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the explanation!

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