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Posted by Notan on March 24, 2007, 11:02 am
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> But how secure is this transaction? Skepticism is keeping a vast
> majority away from making purchases online. That is because of the
> security issue of giving out your credit card number on the Internet.
>
> This has dampened the spirit of all the e-retailers and they now even
> offer a phone number so that you can call in with your order. Hackers
> are a huge threat to online shopping and we find security features
> often being tampered with in the credit card frauds.
>
> http://www.allgoodarticles.com/article3576.html
Citibank has a system called "Virtual Account Numbers" (VANs).
You create a credit card number, on-the-fly, that's linked to your
real credit card number. You also have the option of creating a VAN
that has dollar and time limits.
No one ever sees your real credit card number.
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Notan
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