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Ask HN: Is it safe to perform credit card payments over TOR?

1 points by nebula ↗ HN
Curious to know if it is safe to use credit card payments on e-commerce websites while connecting through TOr.Is it possible for the transactions to get flagged if the payment gateway detects them to be coming through Tor? Is there anything else that I need to worry about?

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mattkrea
It sort of defeats the purpose does it not? You're using an anonymity service but a card that is tied to you, I assume?

Edit: But to answer your question it is entirely up to the service provider whether or not they will flag the Tor connection and block you. Personally, I wouldn't even log into any internet accounts I've created outside of Tor while using it.

nebula
The reason I am using Tor in this case is not for anonymity. I am using it to circumvent IP filtering by the said website.
mattkrea
You should be fine then unless the provider has also blocked the exit node(s) you happen to hit.