In a privacy update objavljen on Dec. 6, ConsenSys, the developer of the popular MetaMask browser wallet, said it would reduce its retention of user data such as wallet addresses and IP addresses to seven days. Previously, on Nov. 24, ConsenSys updated its privacy policy to clarify how Infura (MetaMask’s default Remote Procedure Call) works with user data such as including IP addresses. The revelation sparked controversy in the crypto community around privacy concerns, leading the firm to clarify that IP addresses collected through MetaMask will not be monetized or “exploited.”
Posvećeni smo zaštiti privatnosti korisnika MetaMaska. Prošlog mjeseca, ažuriranje ConsenSys politike privatnosti pokrenulo je pitanja i zablude.
Čuli smo vas, krenuli na posao i željeli bismo podijeliti neka važna pojašnjenja i ažuriranja https://t.co/5HGlWFuIEq
— MetaMask (@MetaMask) Decembar 6, 2022
In this latest update, ConsenSys further elaborates that it does not store MetaMask wallet information when users make “read” requests through Infura, such as logging in to check their account balance. Instead, users’ IPs and wallet addresses are only logged after “write” requests by making transactions through Infura’s RPC endpoints. ConsenSys also claims the two data types are not stored together to allow its systems to infer from them.
After community feedback, the firm said it will build a new advanced settings page to give all new users the opportunity to choose their own RPC during onboarding and thereafter. Users have the option to opt out of Infura and choose a third-party RPC. However, ConsenSys warns that:
„Iz perspektive privatnosti, upozoravamo da ove alternative možda ne pružaju više privatnosti; alternativni provajderi RPC-a imaju različite politike privatnosti i prakse podataka, a samo-hostovanje čvora može olakšati ljudima da povežu vaše Ethereum naloge sa vašom IP adresom.”
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/consensys-will-shorten-metamask-data-retention-to-7-days-following-privacy-discourse