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July 17 2018

Anyone can track a Venmo user’s purchase history and glean a detailed profile –
including their drug deals, eating habits and arguments –
because the payment app lacks default privacy protections.
By accessing the data through a public application programming interface,
you are able to see the names of every user, along with the dates of every transaction and the message sent with the payment.
This can let you explore the lives of unsuspecting Venmo users and learn an alarming amount about them.