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I'm looking for some recommendations for digital debit/credit cards.

It feels like every other day there's 'the largest data breach in history' and at this point, I really don't trust any entity to safely and securely store PII.

That said, I like buying things on the internet, I'm not into crypto and would rather not include my real card information during checkout.

Any recs would be appreciated, thanks yall!

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 8 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

You're right to be worried about this. I've worked in Fintech for a while, so I'll break down my current views from worst to best

Worst - Using bank information, routing checking number. Avoid this at all costs. These numbers lead directly to your money, and amcan only be changed by opening a new account. Avoid giving these out.

Debit cards. There's a thin layer separating you from your money, but debit cards are still pretty much a direct line to your money. I don't think I've used mine in years, it sits collecting dust, only used when I need money from an ATM, which I jiggle the slot for first.

Credit cards. Now there's a difference. You're using their money instead of your money to pay for things, and so they will not just let someone drain your account. Fraud is taken more seriously. You must be responsible with them, but you have many more protections. Plus if it does leak, ask for a new one.

Payment with credit cards goes swipe, chip, then tap from least safe to most protected. Tap is near impossible to intercept where swipe is pretty much cleartext. Always tap if you can.

The finally we get to tokenization, e.g. google/apple/Samsung pay or paypal. Another layer where your details aren't even passed from your device to the register, just a one time token that says "here's where you can get your money". This is currently the most secure way to pay for anything.

So I'm not directly answering your question because I would not trust an online digital credit card thing, but I'm trying to say that if you know what you're doing, you can avoid a lot of risk. If you use tap to pay or better yet google pay, you're as low of risk as you can get.

For online forms, use google pay when you can, or things like shop pay (all tokenization providers, and I trust them more than I do random shop owner), and I have a credit card with really high protections for anything I really don't trust

[–] loanrangerofpeanuts@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I occasionally use privacy.com. They let you connect your checking/savings account and generate cards where you can set expenditure limits or make it a single use card. I’ve found it particularly useful for recurring payments.

[–] WhosMansIsThis@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 19 minutes ago

Hey thanks! I've heard that they require you to submit a copy of your drivers license in order to sign up... idk if Im comfortable with that honestly but maybe I'll give it a shot. I appreciate the recommendation!

[–] Bell@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

+1 been using privacy for over 5 years now