Public by Default: Venmo Stories of 2017
I have been complaining about this, basically since Venmo came out. My friends would just say "oh, you just make your account private" like it was no big deal, but I was still flabbergasted. Was it supposed to be some kind of social networking aspect? It just boggles my mind that people would participate in such a product. My primary experience with it was as an undergraduate, where student groups would use it to send money for things like membership fees, outfits, etc. Most of these people were downloading the app for the first time, and I doubt they bothered managing their privacy settings.<p>The fact that this is now just getting attention kind of makes me want to hit my head on my desk. I'm glad it is though; this site is very well done and I hope Venmo and its users take note.