I paused halocard for now, since it does look like it’s paid. That makes me hesitate, but also gives me confidence (that its business model isn’t glorping up all my data).

@moonpiedumplings@programming.dev That's the primary reason we only allow paid customers. Subscription revenue is our business model, selling your transaction history is not.

We started Halocard with cheaper plans but attracted the wrong types of users -- trial farmers, refund abusers and KYC mules.

My team is focussed on building a product that is simple, transparent and privacy-preserving. We also care about having amazing customer service and having revenue allows us to remain independent and deliver on that promise.

If you'd like to try us again, let me know.

We value honest feedback and if something sucks, I'll make sure we fix it.

Founder of Halocard here.

Okay I am trying out Halocard right now. What the actual fuck, it sends the verification code via Whatsapp to the phone number I provide.

SMS verification is no longer required to sign-up. You can (optionally) verify your phone after you create your account and we'll send the code via whatsapp first and then SMS as a fall-back. This is intentional to combat SMS-pumping attacks we've experienced in the past.