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Am I wasting my time trying to look if something that's foss exists? I don't want to login to either account

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[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Afaik there are none, but I don't really get why I should use these services anyway. Pulling out my phone is only marginally faster than just using a card directly. They do improve security, kinda like a real life PayPal they prevent others from getting your card on file, but it's not worth the cost in privacy imo. That's part of the reason I use a credit card in the first place: Credit companies act as a proxy between you and your bank account and they offer some fraud protection.

[–] Shamot@jlai.lu 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Use cash if you want privacy. The card is linked to your name too.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago

And be sure that Visa and MasterCard are mining your data.

[–] Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Or even better, make Trotsky happy, use barter