I received some junk mail from my AT&T credit card, but I read this one. They’re offering a free (free!) service for shopping online: virtual credit card numbers.
Before I buy something online, I can login their site at http://www.universalcard.com and fill out a short form for a new credit card number. I can specify I want the new credit card to be good for a single purchase or for a recurring payment for two years. Purchases are billed to my real credit card.
I’m not worried about shopping at the big sites like Amazon.com or SharperImage.com, but now I have a solution if I ever want to buy at a little mom-n-pop shop online, but I’m not comfortable giving them my credit card number.

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