This is good advice for anyone who lives in the USA, but there are hardly any adequate alternatives for the rest of the world, as far as I know.

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x______________ 3 hours ago | parent [-]

OP> Great reason to use <...> virtual cards wherever possible and online

> but there are hardly any adequate alternatives for the rest of the world, as far as I know.

Maybe start with your bank?

My local (Central European) bank offered virtual cards service yesterday to which I declined setting them up on site, will strongly reconsider now, thanks!

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parable 3 hours ago | parent [-]

My bank is the opposite of yours. They used to offer a similar service but shuttered it a few years ago. A shame.

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x______________ an hour ago | parent [-]

>My bank is the opposite of yours. They used to offer a similar service but shuttered it a few years ago.

Maybe a good time to call up the bank (or other banks) and ask them if they provide this or any other service that would prevent you from needing to cancel physical cards in case of these ever-increasing security incidents?

Late edit: just checked it out and the virtual cards can be ordered via the banking app, either permanent virtual or one-time use where the card auto-expires after the purchase has gone through. That's really neat! (Not gloating but sharing what I've learned, hope you can find similar security in your bank offerings).

	▲	parable 42 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I did some research and corroborated with Claude. No banks in my country offer anything akin to Privacy.com. There are a few "virtual card" services but they have limits that make them virtually unusable. I doubt I'll have any influence on the products any one bank in my country offers, but it doesn't hurt to ask.