Today’s way back is funny because its the first one where I still agree 100% which what I said back then (though this is a more recent post than some of these). In fact, there have been several posts on this blog that have made these same arguments before. Of course, now PayPal is mandatory [...]
Back in 2007, PayPal introduced a plugin that was supposed to allow you to use PayPal even on sites that didn’t accept it as a payment method. If a site didn’t accept PayPal, the plugin would generate a temporary number to allow you to check-out through Mastercard. I thought it was a great idea but, [...]
I wrote this on Jun 22, 2006 but you’ll notice that all of this advice applies today as well. Spoofers may get smarter but the same advice still works. Be aware – spoofers often use fake email addresses that look like they’re from your bank, major retailers, and even PayPal to fool you into revealing [...]
