For many, this month is when gift-giving season officially begins in the United States (and several other places, I presume) thanks to Bl...

For many, this month is when gift-giving season officially begins in the United States (and several other places, I presume) thanks to Black Friday, which is quickly consuming most of November in many cases. As a result, even though online shopping is something most of us engage in year-round, now it’s particularly important to discuss how to safely shop online. Below is my now-annual updated online shopping tips, reflecting techniques and strategies I've picked up in the last year.

  • Blxter@lemmy.zip
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    25 days ago

    I didn't know credit card/banks sell your info... That sounds absurd

    Edit:

    How does Privacy make money? Privacy, like other card companies, collects transaction fees called interchange from merchants. We don't, and will never, sell our customers' data.

    So there is no downside or cost to a customer using it there no subscription to use it that's what I thought it was.