The cryptocurrency community is not pleased with MetaMask’s decision to collect users’ IP addresses and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) wallet addresses during on-chain transactions.
What Happened: According to a revised privacy policy agreement published by ConsenSys on Nov. 23, when you use Infura as your default RPC provider in MetaMask, it will collect your IP address and your Ethereum wallet address when you send a transaction.
Consensys may disclose this information to its affiliates, or to meet Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering requirements mandated by law enforcement,
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