PS: One security practice I have considered, but not actually done, is linking PayPal to a prepaid debit card which I change every six months or so. Thus, any CC number that might have passed through PayPal is voided while it is likely still pretty fresh - I think.
Bill Holt On Nov 17, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 17, 2013, at 3:47 PM, John Robinson wrote: > >> In a discussion with a couple guys in the family, we were discussing which >> is the safest way to pay for a product on line. >> >> I felt Paypal was the way to go, I dislike my card info being placed with >> bunches of firms, now I am exposed to any one of them being hacked, I wanted >> to rely on the security of PayPal (if there is such). >> >> They both contended that the credit card was the best way to go, the >> protection of only $50.00 which is normally not charged, the ability of your >> money in your checking account not being messed with as my Paypal account >> comes directly from my checking account. It may take weeks for the money be >> be credited back to the account. >> >> Their argument made a lot of sense. >> >> What is the better way, having your info. at every store you shop or not >> having the protection the credit card offers by using Paypal. >> >> I appreciate your thoughts. > > I've been wrestling with this one for years, and I finally reached a middle > ground. > > For online merchants with whom I regularly do business, and who have gained > my trust through repeated sales, I generally use a credit card and let them > keep the number on file to make purchasing easier. Examples of these, off the > top of my head, include Amazon, The Science Fiction Book Club, TigerDirect, > LL Bean, … > > If I’m making a one-off purchase from a place like Wang's Software and Hack > Shop, I'll generally use PayPal to avoid getting my credit card stuff into > their database. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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