Internet Credit Card Security--Virtual Credit Card Numbers

Some credit card companies provide their customers with credit card numbers that can only be used once, either from a web site or with a software tool according to this Boston Globe article. Seems to be very secure but it also seems like a giant hassle to us. [Dana Baggett]

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