I have been hesitant to add my card because of privacy. I particular the fact that my card is linked to my email. What is your take on it?

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I recommend using Privacy.com to create virtual credit cards that withdraw directly from a bank account. I see it as a VPN for credit card purchases. For US customers only, but obscures payment info to merchants.

You can use a bogus name and address for the merchant billing information (in this case Google Play).

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Sadly I am not from the US

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Buy monero with monero buy google gift card

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How much money value do you lose in this process?

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I do not know, but anonymity costs. Bitcoin is a lot cheaper at least for small amounts (idrk how monero works so no idea for large amounts) but not anonymous and not all that fast in transactions.

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Being married and getting paid opposite weeks, gpay is essentially the only google offering I am in no hurry to break free from.

Though it would be nice to see competition in the space.

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If I must, then I would just keep an old phone with google, which never leaves home or wherever I keep it.

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