ConsenSys, a company that makes software solutions for Ethereum, has updated its privacy policy. But the new changes mean that people who use Ethereum will have much less privacy.

ConsenSys changed its privacy policy in a quiet way on November 23. In it, there was a clause that said Infura would get more information from transactions on Ethereum.

Infura is a set of tools for making apps that work with the Ethereum network. The most popular Ethereum wallet in the world, Infura, and the decentralized wallet MetaMask, are both made by the company ConsenSys.

When you send a transaction with Infura, MetaMask’s default Remote Procedure Call (RPC) provider, it will “collect your IP address and your Ethereum wallet address.”

Anyway, if you run your own nodes or RPC provider, your data is safe. As always, the crypto community responded with a lot of noise and no action. Some said that the whole point of a real Web3 app or platform is that it doesn’t collect user information. but as you know the crypto community is all about the noise. The truth of the matter is that nobody cares , some will infact be lazy to change their RPC provider until they are censored and blocked.

However some crypto fanatics like “foobar,” said that he would stop using these apps. Also, MetaMask’s default provider can’t be changed, so users can’t “fully opt out,” he said.

In its updated privacy policy, ConsenSys says that it collects more information about the Codefi site and services. The data included information about who they were and how to reach them, as well as information about their finances and transactions, and, where necessary, KYC information.

Also, it automatically keeps track of information like IP addresses, devices, browsers, and types of operating systems.

This month, Uniswap caused a stir when it did something similar. The DEX collects blockchain data and information about user devices, browsers, and operating systems, which was made clear by a new privacy policy.

But Uniswap said that, unlike ConsenSys, it did not collect personal information like names, IP addresses, and email addresses.

In response, the crypto platform Firo, which is focused on privacy, said, “This sets a bad example for DEXes.”

https://altcoin.ng/decentralized-wallet-metamask-collects-data-of-your-ip-devices-browsers-operating-systems-and-your-ethereum-address/