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Why free payment apps like Venmo are really not-so-free
The free peer-to-peer payment app Venmo has a social element that other similar apps don’t have. How secure is your personal data and the money you send. How does Venmo make money, anyway? Also, the Dept. of Justice announced today that the black market site AlphaBay has been busted up. Finally, Apple announced new emoji this week.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe free peer-to-peer payment app Venmo has a social element that other similar apps don’t have. How secure is your personal data and the money you send. How does Venmo make money, anyway? Also, the Dept. of Justice announced today that the black market site AlphaBay has been busted up. Finally, Apple announced new emoji this week.
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- 10:19California GOP congressman is in middle of his own Russia scandal
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- 42:37Why free payment apps like Venmo are really not-so-freeYou’re reading this
The full episode
5 of 5Betye Saar on a life of confronting racism through art- 0:00Russian meddling probe now includes Trump's banking activities
- 10:19California GOP congressman is in middle of his own Russia scandal
- 19:46How the feds could seize suspects' property even before they're accused of a crime
- 26:28At 90, Betye Saar still makes political art about race in America
- 42:37Why free payment apps like Venmo are really not-so-freeYou’re reading this