עטהערעום ווייכווארג פֿירמע קאָנסענסיס קאַלעקץ באַניצער דאַטן, פּריוואַטקייט פּאָליטיק דיסקלאָוזיז - פּריוואַטקייט ביטקאָין נייַעס

Crypto users have been complaining about a recent Consensys privacy policy update that says when Infura is leveraged as a remote procedure call (RPC) via Metamask, wallet and IP address data is collected. The news follows a similar decision the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Uniswap recently made concerning data collection. The dex platform’s operator, Uniswap Labs, revealed that the company’s software collects its users’ onchain data to bolster “data-driven decisions that improve user experience.”

Consensys Privacy Policy Reveals User Data Collection

The digital currency community and the social media demographic known as ‘crypto Twitter’ (CT), has been talking an awful lot וועגן קאָנסענסיס’ privacy policy. The privacy policy applies to the firm’s Ethereum infrastructure platform ינפוראַ and the Web3 wallet מעטאַמאַסק.

According to the policy, if a user leverages Infura and an RPC using Metamask, the software will collect the user’s crypto address and IP information. Infura, however, is Metamask’s default RPC provider and another RPC can be utilized. For instance, if a user operates its own node. Users can also switch to another RPC like טאַטום, מאָראַליס, אַלטשעמי, and Quicknode.

"ConsenSys איז קאַמיטאַד צו האַלטן די העכסטן סטאַנדאַרדס ווען עס קומט צו דיין פּריוואַטקייט"

אויך, מיר קלייַבן בייסיקלי יעדער בנימצא שטיק פון דאַטן פון איר אנדערע ווי אַ דנאַ מוסטער.

אויב איר טאָן ניט נוצן אַ מנהג RPC פֿאַר מעטאַמאַסק, איך וואָלט פֿאָרשלאָגן איר טאָן דאָס איצט. pic.twitter.com/WizpplYRFE

— ℭ𝔶𝔭𝔥𝔯.Ξ𝔱𝔥 (@CyphrETH) נאוועמבער קסנומקס, קסנומקס

If the user switches the RPC calls on Metamask from Infura to something else, the user’s crypto address and IP information won’t be collected. The Consensys move follows Uniswap Labs יקספּליינינג a similar decision in a blog post called “Uniswap Labs’ Commitment to Privacy.”

Uniswap’s decision was קריטיקירט a great deal and Consensys’ privacy policy started making the rounds on Nov. 24. The Metamask and Infura subject has been getting just as much flak on social media and crypto-related forums. Bitcoin supporter and editor at satoshipapers.org, Tuur Demeester, shared his two cents about the situation.

“Etherean wakes up to the value of running his own full node, only to realize that’s no longer an option,” Demeester tweeted. “To wit: First centralized stakers began censoring transactions. Now Metamask, the main [Ethereum] access provider, is recording IP and wallet addresses.”

Ethereum supporter Adam Cochran said it was a “dumb move.” “Alright this Metamask privacy lapse is yet another dumb move from Consensys,” Cochran tweeted. “Shill me your best easy self-hosted nodes either hardware or SaaS service,” he added.

מעטאַמאַסק tweeted about the situation on Nov. 24 explaining that the privacy policy was updated the day prior. “The language in our privacy policy was updated on November 23rd,” the Metamask wallet’s official Twitter account said. “Nothing has changed in the way MetaMask and Infura operate. Here’s a statement clarifying what we do with user data (spoiler: nothing).”

The statement Metamask shared was a בלאָג פּאָסטן published by Consensys which says “the updates to the policy do not result in more intrusive data collection or data processing, and were not made in response to any regulatory changes or inquiries.”

What do you think about Consensys’ privacy policy update? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.

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