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How to Venmo Without Being a Monster

For God’s sake, change your privacy settings — and other helpful tips

Angela Lashbrook
OneZero
Published in
8 min readJan 3, 2020
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YYears ago, Jen, a food industry professional based in New York who asked to remain anonymous for reasons that are about to become obvious, realized — thanks in part to Venmo — that her relationship had hit a rough patch. She happened…

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Angela Lashbrook
OneZero

I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.