On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:51:42 -0500 Giles Orr via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:
My apologies, this is not a Linux question. But this crowd is fairly security- and technology-oriented, so it seems like the right place to ask.
I'd like to make purchases online with one-time-use credit card numbers (think how nice this would be with dubious websites that have something you really want: their bad security won't ruin your credit rating days or years later). This idea has been around since at least the early 2000s, but it's inconvenient - and as the Dead Kennedys said, give me convenience or give me death! But I'm willing to give up some convenience in the name of security.
I have what I call a "stupid" credit card, with a credit limit of $500. I use this on Amazon, for ordering Pizzas and generally for paying bills to people who honesty and/or security I don't trust. This can be a pain in the ass sometimes, but it keeps bad actors away from my good credit card and my bank account. -- Howard Gibson hgibson@eol.ca http://home.eol.ca/~hgibson