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(#1147) Feature Under consideration billing

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Comment by @comfy-deer
RexSystem 1 vote edited originally by @comfy-deer on GitHub
Previously mentioned on https://feedback.fluxer.com/p/1188 (added some edits/changes to this post) Privacy-respecting payment method for Fluxer Plutonium aka Anonymized Payment Method (if legally possible) I want to purchase a Plutonium subscription to help support Fluxer financially. However, this is difficult for someone that also prefers to remain anonymous from any legal identification. Right now, users must be logged in to Fluxer, in order to view the Plutonium purchasing option, which is handled by Stripe. But the problem is Stripe links this information to the account email, and also requires a billing address. Someone may choose not to use the linked email with a personally identifiable payment method and/or give up the billing address to a real residential location for a digital goods purchase. One possible option is to allow people to be able to purchase Plutonium gift codes through the main site. Much like directly donating to Fluxer. (Or allow to link a different email to the purchase, unless the "For Me" option is tied to the account strictly, but the Gift option not necessarily) Or a service that allows foreign gift cards like US-only Vanilla VISA cards to go through (unless this is a strict regional restriction that cannot be bypassed). Although fraudulent activity is a valid concern with most gift card methods, thus the requirement of a billing address for such digital goods. But otherwise, it should be somehow legally possible to give support without ties to the email attached to or active Fluxer account at the very least, especially for the Gift Code method, even if one were to gift oneself Plutonium. Should be as if a separate friend had purchased Plutonium and had sent a gift link. Note: This whole concern may be in part to mass-surveillance concerns of 2026. Also during purchase, the email I have used for my account and is linked and cannot be changed. I would otherwise have an email address tied to my personal billing and do not wish to tie that to my account to keep my anonymity and privacy with it. I could also create a business account such as with PayPal, although that may still tie me to my billing address/legal name. It would at least mask my identity somewhat, but kind of defeats the purpose of identifiable connections. It would be my last resort option. That and the only other silly "anonymous" way to pay is to pay a friend, which they would have to reveal their details to Stripe (that is, if they don't mind that issue tied with their account), which then would send the gift code purchased.