I, too, clicked through into the comments as soon as I read that bit, wondering whether someone else had the same reaction as me. As a UK citizen who's lived i

I, too, clicked through into the comments as soon as I read that bit, wondering whether someone else had the same reaction as me. As a UK citizen who's lived in the states for the last 4 years, the permissions that Venmo and other financial apps require is even more horrifying than the rest of the US financial system ("tell us what tax you think that you owe, and if you're wrong, you go to prison" // "you have to build up credit in order to be able to afford anything - but if you ever fail to pay it off, you'll be in debt for the rest of your life").