Venmo's Redesigned App Offers More Discreet Payments By Default

Venmo is redesigning itself to become the "go-to money movement app of the next generation," and part of that evolution is introducing some necessary privacy measures. As first spotted by The Verge, the Venmo revamp welcomes new users with a default setting that sets posts as only visible to friends. Previously, the onboarding process defaulted to posts being public so that everyone can see how much pizza and coffee you were getting with your friends.

For even more privacy, Venmo lets you change the option to "just me" for your post visibility. It's a welcome change for a mobile payment app that has had issues with privacy in the past, like when BuzzFeed News discovered former president Joe Biden's friend list since it was visible to the public. While Venmoadded an option to hide your friend list after that incident, we're not sure if the latest redesign will...

Copyright of this story solely belongs to engadget.com. To see the full text click HERE