<story><title>Why I published Venmo users’ “drug” deals on Twitter</title><url>https://blog.usejournal.com/why-i-blasted-your-drug-deals-on-twitter-f8c517de1256</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>cphoover</author><text>To me this brings into discussion the distinction between legal privacy and ethical privacy. If I&amp;#x27;m walking down the street and tell my SO something in confidence (perhaps a medical diagnosis), and you are walking behind me and overhear, legally it&amp;#x27;s your right to spread what you hear to anyone you want. Ethically... it would be wrong to do so.&lt;p&gt;I do think people view online privacy through that same lens... We have community bubbles, that are technically public, but we feel confident speaking within them for whatever reason.&lt;p&gt;Yes people need to be more conscious of where communication take place, but it does not excuse unethical, legal, abuse of privacy.</text></comment>
<story><title>Why I published Venmo users’ “drug” deals on Twitter</title><url>https://blog.usejournal.com/why-i-blasted-your-drug-deals-on-twitter-f8c517de1256</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>nxc18</author><text>Even on cash I rarely put the real purpose in the memo field...&lt;p&gt;Coming from cash, and finding that the world has apparently settled on venmo, has me supremely disappointed. What the hell were they thinking? Payments is not a social network. I hope venmo feels blowback for this, but I know they won&amp;#x27;t.&lt;p&gt;Can any venmo engineers comment on their ridiculous system? Do any users actually find value in sharing their drug deals (and other transactions) with the public?</text></comment>