Tell HN: Wise makes all user phone email and name data discoverable by default
I recently received an email from Wise advising me that their privacy notice had changed. Of particular concern was this: > Account discoverability: Our account discoverability feature allows other Wise users to send you money by just entering your phone number, email address or Wisetag. This feature is described in section 4.9 of our updated Privacy Notice. Clicking through to the article linked in the email [0]: > If someone finds you as a result of a successful WiseTag, email or phone search we’ll show them your full name and profile picture. > For customers in the EEA or UK: You need to opt in to receive money via phone number or email, if you haven't done so already. You can check if you're discoverable and change this this in your Privacy settings. > For customers outside the EEA and UK: You’re discoverable via phone number or email by default, but you can opt
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I recently received an email from Wise advising me that their privacy notice had changed. Of particular concern was this: > Account discoverability: Our account discoverability feature allows other Wise users to send you money by just entering your phone number, email address
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- wise-throwaway
- Ended
- 2025
- Source
- hackernews