Hidden risks: sharing Venmo payments
Sharing transactions with your friends on Venmo might seem a bit weird but probably harmless, right? Nope. It’s time to turn that setting off immediately.
With shared Venmo payments:
- Your ex could find out about a new partner
- A stalker could identify a restaurant or bar you visit regularly
- A thief could identify that you are on vacation and use the opportunity to rob your home
- Your boss could see sensitive transactions that imply you use illegal drugs or have unconventional hobbies
- A harasser could identify close friends to send threatening or embarrassing messages
Fortunately, with some digging in the settings on desktop, you can turn this feature off.
Privacy Party can automate this process, or you can make it happen manually instead.
How to manually hide your Venmo payments
You'll first need to log into Venmo and head over to settings.
1. Visit https://account.venmo.com/settings/privacy.
2. Under "Future Payments," select "Private".
3. Under "Past Payments," select "Change to Private".
And while you’re at it, go turn off automatic friending and hide your friends list, too.
Wondering what other problems are lurking in your social media settings? Privacy Party can help identify risks, offer expert recommendations, and automate settings updates to save you time.
