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?
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).
Sadly I am not from the US
Buy monero with monero buy google gift card
Just buy the cards with cash? They're probably at every other store.
Cash is much more tracable than monero if you know how to use it properly. I was talking about full anonymity.
It's borderline impossible to trace cash. There's a reason money laundering is pretty successful. And if you're completely paranoid, pay with coins. These will never be tracked unless you happen to commit enough serious crimes to have a team of agents track you 24/7.
Which does not negate my statement :)
Then again, if you're targeted like this you probably have a keylogger installed, negating any and all privacy benefits of Monero.
Someone can not simply "install a keylogger" on any device. As log as they don't have access to the device,/you're good. They might have acces to your bank account though so they know which bank notes have been taken out of the bank by their ID. That ID can be prfectly traced if you buy in a store as that store just puts the notes back into a bank. Idk why it's so hard for you to understand that physical access to anything is a horror for anonymity. Our devices allow us to be at any place in the world and you decide to go to an ATM and your local supermarket. It's not just easier and quicker, it's also not tracable.
"Hey Mr coffee barista, can you break this $20 in two $10 for me? Thanks!"
Bam. Untraceable.
Like adding it to google pay? Or do you mean for electronic payments in a profile with sandboxed google play services?
I mean for electronic payments. But I would also be interested in knowing how you solve gpay in a privacy oriented way?
Cash is better than a card. And you can use Monero on any online store that takes crypto by using a swap service.
