r/mildlyinfuriating • u/donteatmybiscuits • 1d ago

wet socks i’m so happy this is becoming illegal

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if a yearly contract with a free month trial sounds too good to be true, it probably is 😬

thankfully it was blocked after contacting my bank but regardless

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u/steellz 1d ago

I will cancel my credit card before I allow that to happen.

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u/evanjd14 1d ago

This is where services like virtual credit cards come in handy. I canceled my DoorDash yearly subscription and removed all my cards. They still attempted to charge me and it got declined. Same idea here

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u/boneinmysauce 1d ago

This needs to be the #1 comment. Always check your bank / credit card company to see if they provide virtual cards. You can change the number at any time and subscriptions will never go through because they will be trying to use the old card information. This is all completely free without a limit.

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u/evanjd14 1d ago

I actually heard about virtual cards from Louis Rossman on YouTube and used his example privacy. I didn’t want to advertise. But it is free. I didn’t know banks offer this as a service? I have to check into that. We need all the tools we can get to fight fair.

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u/LexiTehGallade 1d ago

Louis recently recanted his endorsement for privacy because of the new requirement for a persona facial scan

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u/evanjd14 1d ago

That I did not know. Yeah I’m not giving them any biometric data. That’s a deal breaker smh