Venmo finally ditches controversial feature over privacy concerns
NY Post
Venmo is finally ditching a notoriously controversial and unsettling feature — the ability to see strangers’ transactions.
The PayPal-owned app — which rocketed to success by combining easy mobile payments with elements of social media — revealed Tuesday that it’s axing its “global feed” that had allowed customers to see payments between other users even if they had no connections in common. Venmo, which has more than 70 million users worldwide, had taken flak from privacy advocates for years over the global feed feature, as well as the fact that it publicly displays users’ friends.More Related News