Twitter erupts after new Tips feature exposes PayPal users\u2019 addresses Unsplash \/ TwitterTwitter\u2019s brand new Tip Jar feature has resulted in a wave of backlash after PayPal users quickly discovered that their addresses were being leaked. Early on May 6, Twitter unveiled its latest innovation. The Tip Jar feature allows users to send money without actually leaving the app. Simply tapping on the new function brings up a variety of different payment options including PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App. It\u2019s the first of these that caused major headaches mere hours after the feature went live. While users were quick to start sending money around and tipping those with the feature enabled, it came with one huge downside. Addresses were tied to these individual payments. If you send cash via PayPal, the receiver can then \u201cget your address\u201d if they check the receipt, Rachel Tobac confirmed after some early testing. While this has long been the way of things with PayPal transactions, Twitter\u2019s new Tip Jar only magnified this bit of information. Without warning, users could accidentally be leaking their own address. \u201cTwitter needs to educate users who don\u2019t realize what info tip receivers get when using PayPal,\u201d Tobac continued. While the thread quickly went viral with thousands of users chiming in, a Twitter representative soon followed up. \u201cThis is a good catch,\u201d Twitter product lead Kayvon Bekpour said. \u201cWe can\u2019t control the revealing of the address on PayPal\u2019s side,\u201d he confirmed. However, Twitter is now adding a \u201cwarning\u201d for anyone that chooses to tip through PayPal. In doing so, users down the line will be aware before sending their personal information across. Shortly after, a spokesperson for PayPal also joined the conversation. Addresses are supposedly only shared if payments are sent under the \u2018goods and services category,\u2019 Yahoo reported. Instead, using the \u2018friends and family\u2019 option can keep this personal info under wraps. this is a good catch, thank you. we can’t control the revealing of the address on Paypal’s side but we will add a warning for people giving tips via Paypal so that they are aware of this. \u2014 Kayvon Beykpour (@kayvz) May 6, 2021 Regardless, PayPal is still jumping on board with Twitter\u2019s decision to add a warning in hopes of raising awareness across the board. In the meantime, be sure to double-check every step of the process if you\u2019re looking to tip various Twitter users. Read More: When is Discord coming to PlayStation? – Currently, the new feature is mostly limited to creators, journalists, experts, and nonprofits. However, Twitter confirmed that the Tip Jar will soon be accessible for plenty more accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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