How to shop securely

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We all love a bargain and we all hate a scam – and spam! Luckily, MySudo delivers shopping deals without the drama.

Here are 3 ways to keep your information safe when you shop online:

1. Set up a dedicated shopping Sudo:

  • Name your Sudo. This is the name you want to go by when using this Sudo. It might be your own name or a nickname.

  • Add a purpose. Call it Shopping Sudo or something else you’ll remember.

  • Confirm the email address that displays during Sudo set-up.

  • Add a phone number,

  • Supercharge your privacy by adding a virtual card. Virtual cards are secure stand-ins for your actual cards or bank accounts, and protect your personal information and your money.

2. Use your Shopping Sudo’s details instead of your personal details for all your shopping-related activities:

  • Use your Sudo email to open store accounts and sign up for deals and discounts.

  • Use the private browser in your Sudo to find the perfect product or search for sensitive purchases. The browser is ad and tracker free and keeps your browsing history, bookmarks and tabs all within the relevant Sudo.

  • Once you’ve found a great deal, check out and pay for it with your virtual card. A virtual card doesn’t reveal any of your personal information when you make purchases. You might use your Sudo phone and email at the checkout, too.

  • If your parcel gets lost or you need to contact customer service about any other issue, use the phone number or email for that too.

3. Use MySudo Browser Extension to autofill your Sudo details directly into shopping carts and online forms.

MySudo Browser Extension lets you sync MySudo on your mobile device with your web browser on your desktop so you can use your Sudos without having to go into the app on your mobile device and manually copy them across.

This makes opening an account or buying online faster, easier and more secure. Simply put the cursor into a form field, click on the MySudo icon and fill all the available fields that MySudo can autofill or open the browser extension pinned to your browser toolbar and copy/paste directly from there.

Your desktop will stay in sync with the Sudos in your mobile device. So, if you create a new Sudo or modify an existing Sudo, it will automatically update over on your desktop.

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