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Everybody (or anybody), Some years back, PayPal got hacked and I cut off all contact with them. Now I am in a situation where there is something I can only buy through paypal. Is it any less safe than Amazon? I guess I am worried about losing my credit card number to the ether. Sorry for low quality question, Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com |
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I continue to use both, a lot, without a problem. On Nov 23, 2015 12:38 AM, "Nick Thompson" <[hidden email]> wrote:
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Paypal has a 2-factor login, the PayPal Security Key here: It sends you a 1-time PIN vis SMS to your mobile phone. 2-factor is pretty nice but they often differ. Google has an "Authenticator" app which I prefer to SMS. Others use a physical "dongle". SMS is popular. -- Owen On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 2:15 AM, Tom Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:
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The short answer is: depends. Long answer is Amazon is basically as safe as one can expect. Anecdotally I've personally had some combination of paypal and a online tea and herb place lead to my credit card getting a few extra charges on it. My experience with Amazon and the few merchants i've used has been basically postive. Some things I can get a little cheaper there. (Shirts, and fuzzy winter wear stuff for example) as compared to LL-Bean or Eddie Beur (however that's spelled) For what it's worth Amazon and some of there affiliates even have a no questions asked oh-that-was-the-wrong-item (or even junk item) policy. Ocasionally it's a small 5% fee for them to pick it up a little lower from the USPS guys. (it might be a little more now no idea) On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Owen Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:
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On 11/22/2015 10:38 PM, Nick Thompson wrote:
> Some years back, PayPal got hacked and I cut off all contact with them. Now I am in a situation where there is something I can only buy through paypal. Is it any less safe than Amazon? I guess I am worried about losing my credit card number to the ether. https://getfinal.com/ > Final lets you give a unique credit card number to every merchant, or a disposable one-time use number for one-off purchases. > > Tired of your monthly yoga pants subscription? Or a two-week "free" trial that lasted four months? Just deactivate that card number. It's that easy. > > With Final, you can limit each merchant or subscription to a monthly amount. If the merchant attempts to go over that limit, you receive a push notification, keeping you in the loop. -- -- ⊥ glen ⊥ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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I haven't had an issue with either in recent memory. Although I can't remember the last time I used PayPal. Hehehe... Probably no more risk than shopping at Target or Home Depot. I'd also recommend two-factor auth if available, and a credit card offers more protection than a debit card. On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 11:38 PM, Nick Thompson <[hidden email]> wrote:
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s
about learning to dance in the rain.
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Thank you everybody, Having you all to advise me makes me feel less lost in the Cloud. N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Mark Suazo I haven't had an issue with either in recent memory. Although I can't remember the last time I used PayPal. Hehehe... Probably no more risk than shopping at Target or Home Depot. I'd also recommend two-factor auth if available, and a credit card offers more protection than a debit card. On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 11:38 PM, Nick Thompson <[hidden email]> wrote:
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