Hey guys, I know this may sound goofy or something like that, but I just wanted to ask how much trustworthy is steam to give them my credit card information and such?

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They dont come any more trustworthy

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VERY TRUSTWORTHY

NOW GO BUY SOME STEAM GAMES WHILE THEY'RE STILL ON SALE

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Your avatar gives this post quite special feel.

But yeah, one of the most trustworthy things in the internet.

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SALAMANDER MAN IS VERY SPECIAL

ALL CAPS RAEG

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Oh god, why did I google that?

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ALL HAIL SALAMANDER MAN AND FILFTHY FRANK

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NNNYYYYEEEEEEESSSSS

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You can trust them at 100%.

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Yes, it does sound very goofy. Why the hell are you signed up if you don't know whether to trust it or not!?

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Steam isn't going to sell your information. They're trustworthy in that aspect. Of course, giving your information to anyone is a risk. Steam could get hacked, just as PSN has been. If you're fine with giving your info to anyone, Steam is a fine choice.

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If you don't want to use your credit card, you can choose other ways of payment as paysafecard and paypal.

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but what if paypal?

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Steam provides an option for not saving the credit card info after you have used it. Do you mean: how much it is trustworthy to keep credit card info stored in their site?

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So, after I finish my purchase, I can erase info of my credit card, and it will be like I never bought anything from it, no information stored somewhere on steam servers or whatever?

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"☐ Save my payment information so checkout is easy next time"

That is how is supposed to work.

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Meh. I'm not sure I believe that they don't save your information, even if you don't check the box.. Maybe I'm just paranoid. Still, not a reason to be afraid to put it down. As everyone has said. They aren't going to sell your information.

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Hackers got details a few years ago. So they're not really 100% TBH. But they should be just as safe as others. Besides, you got the paypal option to use as well.

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That was only the old forums I believe. Please do correct me if I'm wrong though.

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It's perfectly safe. But if you're that concerned, instead of using your CC directly on steam, select the paypal option and use your CC through paypal without making a paypal account. Or, just use a prepaid credit card. Or go to Best Buy or whatever and purchase a steam gift card to add funds to your steam wallet.

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10000% safe, don't worry.

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Completely safe! But watch out, once you have joined... you will never go back! Oh and prepare your wallet, too many good sales

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Just remember no website is 100% safe. Not even banking sites which should be some of the most secure places.

That being said, I trust Steam. I have used both credit cards and paypal on it, though I never leave my info in it. Just make sure you don't check the box that says save the info. Its annoying to have to reenter it all the time. Also many times its not the accounts that gets hacked. Its the space between the server and your computer. Many times a computer will be infected with a key logger or the person will fall for a phishing e-mail/message that gets them to send their account details to a 3rd party who should not have them.

A few things to keep you safe...
Make sure you use a browser that has addons that allow you to block scripts and stuff like that. I use Firefox and use noscript and adblock. Before I started using these I had been hit by many drive by viruses that I would get from websites just by going to them.

Never run anything you download before you scan it. I do this for everything I download. I use nod32, spybot and a couple of other programs. One program will never catch everything.

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I wouldn't trust steam, seems very fishy to me. I suggest you buy games from various cd-key sellers or from forum traders.

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Seems legit.

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I LOLed...

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use paypal GG :D

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It's as trustworthy as any other major business site like Amazon, etc. Legally, Valve has to hold to certain requirements when it comes to sensitive personal information such as credit card details and who can view them, how they are stored (if they are stored), etc.

Some information does get stored when a payment is made, but it isn't anything that would be viewable to even Valve employees or someone accessing your account. Legally all that can be viewable is the type of card and the last four digits to aid the cardholder in knowing what card it was. Even when a refund is processed, it goes right back to where it came from.

Also something to keep in mind, even if you store your card info on Steam, it's still pretty safe. Someone who gains access to the account would not be able to get the full details and be able to use it elsewhere. People keep saying you can use Paypal, but I honestly think Paypal is more risky. If your Paypal account is compromised, your card can then be used anywhere that accepts Paypal rather than just on Steam's website. I've had my Paypal account compromised twice now despite strong passwords and every other security precaution you can think of and it was to a tune of the person trying to charge hundreds of dollars to sites I had not even heard of before. That was a major pain in the butt to get straightened out with the bank and in one of the cases it was a few weeks before the money was returned to me, the other had been declined and I just had to have Paypal cancel the transaction and get the bank to clear up the NSF fees that were due to fraudulent purchases. And honestly, Paypal has changed things a lot and it's even more of a pain in the butt to deal with them if you have an issue. For instance, they won't cancel pending transactions now like they did before even if it is fraudulent, you have to go through the bank or credit card company. All Paypal seems to do in my eyes is add a lot more hassle and a middleman if you have a problem. I only use Paypal now if the site won't accept anything else, I use my card directly all the rest of the time and have never had an issue with it. The main concern really is keeping your Steam account safe and secure.

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