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'''[[wikipedia:Venmo|Venmo]]''' is an American mobile payment service aimed at users who wish to split their bills. It is owned by [[Paypal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venmo.com/about/us/|title=Hi. We're Venmo.|work=Venmo|access-date=2025-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317030845/https://venmo.com/about/us/|archive-date=2025-03-17|url-status=live}}</ref> | '''[[wikipedia:Venmo|Venmo]]''' is an American mobile payment service aimed at users who wish to split their bills. It is owned by [[Paypal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venmo.com/about/us/|title=Hi. We're Venmo.|work=Venmo|access-date=2025-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317030845/https://venmo.com/about/us/|archive-date=2025-03-17|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
===Privacy Concerns=== | ===Privacy Concerns=== | ||
In a 2018 study, researchers looked at over 200 million public transactions and found that Venmo "shares an enormous quantity of private data about users' lives by default."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Kari |date=22 Jul 2018 |title=The scary reasons you should make your Venmo account private |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-scary-reasons-you-should-make-your-venmo-account-private-2018-07-17 |url-status=live |access-date=25 Mar 2025 |website=MarketWatch}}</ref> Venmo makes transactions visible on a public feed by default unless users choose to make them only visible to friends or just visible to the two parties involved in a transaction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=28 Aug 2019 |title=Venmo Is Still Exposing Your Connections to Everyone You Know |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/venmo-letter-eff-mozilla-public-by-default-settings/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 Mar 2025 |website=Vice}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salmon |first=Dan |date=26 Jun 2019 |title=I Scraped Millions of Venmo Payments. Your Data Is at Risk |url=https://www.wired.com/story/i-scraped-millions-of-venmo-payments-your-data-is-at-risk/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 Mar 2025 |website=Wired}}</ref> | In a 2018 study, researchers looked at over 200 million public transactions and found that Venmo "shares an enormous quantity of private data about users' lives by default."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Kari |date=22 Jul 2018 |title=The scary reasons you should make your Venmo account private |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-scary-reasons-you-should-make-your-venmo-account-private-2018-07-17 |url-status=live |access-date=25 Mar 2025 |website=MarketWatch |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251023043448/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-scary-reasons-you-should-make-your-venmo-account-private-2018-07-17 |archive-date=23 Oct 2025}}</ref> Venmo makes transactions visible on a public feed by default unless users choose to make them only visible to friends or just visible to the two parties involved in a transaction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=28 Aug 2019 |title=Venmo Is Still Exposing Your Connections to Everyone You Know |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/venmo-letter-eff-mozilla-public-by-default-settings/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 Mar 2025 |website=Vice |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216034304/https://www.vice.com/en/article/venmo-letter-eff-mozilla-public-by-default-settings/ |archive-date=16 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salmon |first=Dan |date=26 Jun 2019 |title=I Scraped Millions of Venmo Payments. Your Data Is at Risk |url=https://www.wired.com/story/i-scraped-millions-of-venmo-payments-your-data-is-at-risk/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 Mar 2025 |website=Wired |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260116082415/https://www.wired.com/story/i-scraped-millions-of-venmo-payments-your-data-is-at-risk/ |archive-date=16 Jan 2026}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Venmo]] | [[Category:Venmo]] | ||
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Venmo
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Legal Structure | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Financial Technology |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://venmo.com/ |
Venmo is an American mobile payment service aimed at users who wish to split their bills. It is owned by Paypal.[1]
Controversies
[edit | edit source]Privacy Concerns
[edit | edit source]In a 2018 study, researchers looked at over 200 million public transactions and found that Venmo "shares an enormous quantity of private data about users' lives by default."[2] Venmo makes transactions visible on a public feed by default unless users choose to make them only visible to friends or just visible to the two parties involved in a transaction.[3][4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Hi. We're Venmo". Venmo. Archived from the original on 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ Paul, Kari (22 Jul 2018). "The scary reasons you should make your Venmo account private". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on 23 Oct 2025. Retrieved 25 Mar 2025.
- ↑ Cole, Samantha (28 Aug 2019). "Venmo Is Still Exposing Your Connections to Everyone You Know". Vice. Archived from the original on 16 Dec 2025. Retrieved 25 Mar 2025.
- ↑ Salmon, Dan (26 Jun 2019). "I Scraped Millions of Venmo Payments. Your Data Is at Risk". Wired. Archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026. Retrieved 25 Mar 2025.