Privacy | Protect Your Payments

Protect yourself from fraud and identity theft with disposable card numbers for use online

What is Privacy | Protect Your Payments?

Privacy | Protect Your Payments is a robust Chrome extension designed to uphold the security of online transactions. It provides an enhanced layer of privacy by generating disposable card numbers to use online, concealing your actual bank details. Also, it helps users to take control over subscriptions, lets them create merchant-locked and one-time-use cards, and set spending limits on transactions. Featured by Wirecutter and Lifehacker, this extension has over 200,000 users, saving millions of dollars by preventing fraud and avoiding unwanted charges.

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Extension stats

By: https://privacy.com

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Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.69 (509) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 2.4.0 (Last updated: 2024-06-22)

Creation date: 2020-03-26

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
tabs
activeTab
cookies

Host permissions:

https://*.privacy.com/*
*://localhost/*

Size: 633.86K

Email: su*****@privacy.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 1830 ▲ 10

Other rankings

#902 in Shopping ▼ 17

#2 in payments keyword 17 ▼ 1

#2 in privacy keyword 52 ▼ 1

#5 in protect keyword 47 ▼ 1

#18 in data privacy keyword 34 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

Privacy | Protect Your Payments (v2.4.1)

3.60

(83) 8,583+

Privacy | Protect Your Payments (v2.4.1)

5.00

(4) 4,019+

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Extension summary

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Stop exposing your credit or debit card information and protect your online payments from hackers and fraudsters with Privacy. Join over 200,000+ users that have saved millions of dollars by using Privacy to mask your true bank account and card information online, and block unwanted charges and subscriptions.

Add the Privacy browser extension to quickly autofill unique, secure card numbers at any checkout pages where traditional credit and debit cards are accepted. No more needing to get up and fish for your wallet at inconvenient times. No more memorizing a dozen card numbers. Simply use the browser extension and checkout in one click.

With Privacy, you can:

🔒 Shield your true financial information:

Privacy masks your debit card or bank account number to help protect you from card theft and fraud. Pay with greater privacy and security anytime.

⛔ Take control of your subscriptions:

Pause and close cards whenever you want, giving you complete control over who can charge your card and when.

💳 Create merchant-locked and one-time use cards:

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Provides peace of mind and security when shopping online.
Ability to create virtual cards for each merchant to limit potential fraud.
Easy to use and set up, making managing subscriptions simpler.
Prevents unwanted charges from subscriptions with difficult cancellation policies.
Quick dispute resolution for unauthorized transactions.

Cons

Requires extensive permissions that may compromise privacy.
Can only fund accounts using bank accounts, limiting options for credit card users.
Extension is deemed potentially unsafe by some users due to permissions.

Most mentioned

Game changer for privacy and preventing fraud.
Helps manage and control subscription payments effectively.
Individual virtual cards help protect against fraud.

Recent reviews

I have been looking for the functionality that is provided by privacy.com for a couple of years. When I heard about privacy.com I started using it and have been very happy with the service. In fact my only complaint is that they aren’t adding features fast enough (virtual debit cards as opposed to virtual credit cards is the next feature I hope they add soon). It has already saved me several hundred dollars and I have only been using it for 5 months. The comfort of being able to create a virtual credit card that I can cancel in a heartbeat, if a company tries to misbehave, is wonderful. I have used the virtual card capability to “try” a service or a subscription several times and once the initial charge goes through I can put the creation of new charges on pause. Then if I decide I like the service I can take the card off pause or completely disable the virtual card and never have to worry about being charged again. I love how I can limit the amount that is charged by a subscription service every month. This capability has helped me track and control my subscription expenditures more closely and I have already caught one subscription service trying to misbehave by charging me twice for a subscription in the same month. It takes some effort to get everything switched over but, I have converted everything I can to virtual cards. I can’t say enough good about how privacy.com has changed my financial routine for the better.

Kent Fuge, 2024-10-07

So far so good. Great way to have peace of mind especially when signing up for trials. Set up a dedicated virtual credit card with a limited amount of funds when you sign up for a trial subscription you're not sure you want long-term. I turned to this after missing a "cancel my trial" date and getting dinged $120 for a subscription I don't want.

Chris Greacen, 2024-10-02

So easy to use! Having a virtual number tied to each merchant is so useful and really gives peace-of-mind when visiting unknown sites. Privacy.com was quick to resolve in my favor the one transaction I disputed. Strong recommend.

Michael P, 2024-10-01

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Privacy | Protect Your Payments may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.