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Should I put a fake name at online purchase websites? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So, I was about to make an account at an online shopping platform and was considering putting a fake name. Is this too much paranoia, or is it okay?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

As a teenager years ago I used to do this for kicks. If you're paying with a personal card, however, your name on the "billing address" must match the card your paying with. -This largely defeats most privacy concerns even if you're changing the name in the "shipping address" field as payment processors as well as some merchants retain that billing information.