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How to make your Venmo transactions private
You don’t want everyone seeing your financials. Here’s how to put a stop to that.
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Venmo is a little different from most cash-sending apps, in that it tries to introduce a social aspect so that the entire internet can see your financial dealings. Yes, if your Venmo is set to public, anyone can see that you sent money to your family, your friends, or your local purveyor of illicit substances (not that we’re saying you do that).
Just look how much can be figured out about your life from that feed. It’s pretty scary, and with the amount of information on you that’s already online, do you really need to be adding your financials? Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to turn off access, so that nobody but the person you sent cash to can see the transaction.
Here’s how to turn off the social aspect of Venmo
There, that’s better. Remember, your financial dealings are nobody’s business but yours. Well, maybe the IRS, but that’s another story.
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