PayPal asks for a phone number as part of their security and fraud prevention checks. Unfortunately, this field can’t be disabled or controlled by us - it’s handled entirely by PayPal. The phone number is only used by PayPal if there’s an issue with the payment or delivery, and it’s never shared or used for marketing.
SW doesn't get your phone number, nor the credit card details.
How about we send you a money order? 🤣 I know it sounds funny, but i am also kinda serious to about going back to a snail mail mail-in subscription. I mean that's really private right there
@FairyDuster paypal absolutely takes prepaid cards and no you dont have to put your personal info unless it's for a service or good you need to be age or identity verified for.
There are issues with using a non-reusable prepaid gift card with PayPal. Reusable prepaid gift cards generally have to be linked to a bank account. And for those of us who do not wish to have PayPal having our bank account details, that's a non-starter.
Also, some non-reusable prepaid gift cards won't work for online payments if the merchant is outside of the United States.
It's all this U.S. government nonsense "worrying" about $25 credit card transactions to prevent so-called money laundering schemes by terrorist groups. As if terrorist groups are funding their multi-million dollar plans for worldwide terror with gift cards purchased at 7-Eleven.
Meanwhile, dark money for political campaigns goes unregulated and don't even get me started on cryto-currencies.
How do you wanna make an online purchase without providing any information? You’re lucky SW doesn’t ask for your personal information and only a PayPal account. Most places will have you adding your full address, full name, and phone number.
Exactly why I don't buy it. This is data harvesting. Nothing but a way to track your internet usage and patterns. And once your cell number is associated with your whole name there's 400 other things they can find out about you. Think of every place your cell phone is on file..........medical records, IRS, police records......anyplace you shop like Amazon......county records...your home address......the list of information that can be found out about you once your phone number and name are sold to God knows who..........is endless.
People on here are so paranoid about giving out a real first name.............but willingly hand over their name and phone number to who??? So they have the "status" of VIP???? Really??
@MethDozer True enough..........my point exactly in the Paypal comment. If someone wants what you have..........they'll find a way to get it........if ur careless.
Like an employee that repairs them ATM's was caught installing chip readers in the machines a few years back. That person got like hundreds of innocent peoples card numbers. Bad thing is some of the ATM's were at banks.
I never use my actual credit card online or anything link to my bank online. I use one them gift-card visa that you buy at the gas station for how every amount you want. No ID, just cash, no registration, no nothing
Hope online and shop. works on ebay and Amazon like a champ
@NotLooking2Play ok not heard of giving the number to a site, I get the SMS codes sometimes. If you give the actual mobile number I hope there is no way to see those. Sounds a weird thing to ask
Hi Nuno, if you are using PayPal as a means to approve credit cards is that clear when people make payments?There may be those who don’t want PayPal getting any part of that information flow.
@FairyDusterSimilar Worlds uses PayPal to process payments, whether you have a PayPal account or not. If you don't have a PayPal account, PayPal will ask for more information to process your payment. I think this may be a new thing,with PayPal..🤷♀
@FairyDuster well, it is your right to not buy VIP becaus ethey want your phone number but it just seems kind of paranoid. it could also be for our safety. i mean look what happenned with EP. so you could be held accountable if you committed a crime.
eta- now that were thinking about itthey should make everyone give some kind of identification just to join.
