How to keep your Venmo account private

As if things weren’t embarrassing enough for national security adviser Michael Waltz, what with inviting a journalist into a private policy group chat and all, Wired discovered that his Venmo account was wide open, revealing the names of “hundreds of Waltz’s personal and professional associates.”  Venmo is a popular and convenient way to transfer money…

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Light Phone III review: everything in moderation

The Light Phone III is the most impressive Light hardware yet – but it’s not quite finished. What are the essential features of a smartphone? That’s not a rhetorical question, and it’s actually a useful exercise: if I were to take away everything but the things you truly need on your phone, what would those…

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