Did you know Venmo transactions are public by default? Everyone on the internet can see your name, the recipient's name, the message you send and any comments. They can even intervene and comment on your transactions.
Let's be honest: you probably don't want this. Un vistazo rápido a la transmisión de Venmo muestra a las personas enviando dinero con mensajes como “DROGAS”, “desnudos” y emoji de berenjena. Even if it's jokes, Do you want them to be recorded in public and associated with your real name?
Yes, can see everyone's transactions
All transactions are public by default and you can easily view them in the Venmo app. Just launch the app and tap the globe icon at the top of the screen to watch a live broadcast.
We censor screenshots in the post to protect people's privacy, but the full names and photos of these people are visible in Venmo. The only thing that is not publicly visible is the amount of money that is sent in each transaction.
the Public by default The web portal used this data to track multiple people, including a marijuana dealer in California and a couple arguing about their relationship in public. That's because Venmo makes this public feed easily accessible to anyone.. Who knows which companies are accumulating this data.
Why are transactions public by default?
Venmo wants to be a social network. When you register, Venmo dice que tus transacciones son públicas “para que todos en Internet puedan ver, comentar y disfrutar” tus transacciones financieras contigo.
If that sounds crazy to you, we will show you how to change it.
How to make your transactions private (or just for friends)
The default setting is public, but you can also change Venmo so that your transactions are private or only visible to your friends.
To do this, tap the menu button in the upper left corner of the Venmo app.
Touch “Setting” on the menu.
Touch “Privacy” on the setup screen.
Touch “Private” para que sus publicaciones sean privadas de forma predeterminada. They will only be visible to you and the recipient.
So that your posts are only visible to your friends, touches “Your Apple Watch lets you put your most important contacts in a circle of”. They will be visible to you, the recipient and their Venmo friends.
Venmo tries to stop you, telling you that you can change each individual transaction to private if you wish. That is inconvenient, por lo tanto toca “Cambiar de todos modos”.
How to make your past transactions private
You can also change the privacy settings of all your past transactions, making them private. To do it, Touch “Transacciones pasadas” en la parte inferior de la pantalla de Privacidad.
Touch “Cambiar todo a privado” para que sus transacciones sean privadas, the touch “Cambiar todo a amigos” para que solo sean visibles para sus amigos de Venmo.
How to change privacy settings for individual transactions
While writing a payment or request, you can tap the privacy option in the lower right corner of the screen to change the privacy option for that transaction.
Select Audience, Friends or Private. This changes the privacy option only for the current transaction.
This would allow you to leave your default settings set to Friends Only and occasionally send a totally private transaction, as an example.
Now you can send money on Venmo without those transactions being visible all over the internet. After all, that's probably what i thought i was doing in the first place. It is a peer-to-peer payment application, not a social network.
In any case, Who wants random people on the internet to comment on their financial transactions?
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