Disposable Credit Card Numbers
from the increased-privacy dept
American Express is planning on launching a disposable credit card concept. The idea is that each time you purchase something off the web, you can get a unique credit card number off a secure web page which will be good for that one purchase only - thus protecting you against fraud. It's an interesting idea, though I'm not exactly sure how well it would work. Will people be willing to use that extra step to protect themselves against fraud? Also, what does all this mean for Amazon's patented one-click concept?
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