![]() That advertising is a waste of money for advertisers. We don’t want to see ads for websites and products we already know about. Will the data they gather ‘about you’ be of any value to advertisers? No.Įven more precise cookie tracking ads only seem to be able to show you ads for products you’ve already purchased. How is an Internet service provider going to know who is who? They won’t. When guests are at your home, they are sharing your modem and router. If you live in a household, apartment, dorm, or are visiting a coffee shop or hotel, in all of these situations, you’re likely sharing that same modem/router IP address with other people using computers, phones, and tablets. ![]() Your cable modem or DSL modem has an IP address, but not your computer. Watch how quickly this unravels.įirst of all, if you’re like 95% of consumers, your ‘computer’ doesn’t have a public IP address. What’s being reported in the news is that your internet activity is tracked based on the IP address of your computer, and the fact that your name is on the internet service account.Īs someone in IT for over 30 years, I’m telling you this just doesn’t make sense. Let’s take a step back for a moment and apply some common sense here. Top security firms and analysts are warning that this threat is real and consumers should be very afraid. As a result, increased concern about internet privacy has prompted a rise in advertising for Virtual Private Network (VPN) services. This article is not about Square Trade, the warranty company.Īccording to national news coverage, due to regulatory changes, we’re told that internet service providers can now track our personal web browsing, save it indefinitely, and sell this information to the highest bidder. ![]() This article is about the payment processing company used by restaurants, coffee shops, and some individual entrepreneurs. Note that Square is a common business name. This may initially create some confusion because in trying to match your printed receipts with credit card accounts, you won’t initially recognized the numbers. This number can only be used with this iPhone.” In Wallet, the Device Account Number is described in this way: “Apple Pay uses the Device Account Number instead of providing your credit or debit card number. If you’re curious about the alternate credit card numbers created by Apple Wallet, you can open the Wallet app on your iPhone, select a card, press the three dots menu button (top right) and scroll down to the section “Device Account Number” where you’ll see the 4-digit ending of the card. These may be the alternate credit card number accounts that are generated by the Apple Wallet on iPhone or Watch for purchases. You may see some card numbers linked to your Square profile that you don’t recognized. These are probably old expired credit cards that you used in the past. You will also want to save a screenshot of the old cards linked to your phone. You will probably want to save the previous purchase history and list of merchants, then delete the email address that was previously linked. This will take you to a page that shows all the cards associated with your phone and email. If you want to change the email address linked to your credit card, it’s necessary to click the “Manage Preferences” link at the bottom of a recent email receipt. ![]() It’s not possibly to easily update the email at the time of purchase. In the future, when you use that same card with a merchant who uses Square, your email will be automatically saved from the previous purchase. When you initially make a purchase with a merchant who uses the Square card processing system, you’ll have an option to enter an email address for a receipt.
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