{"id":579903,"date":"2022-11-24T14:24:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T14:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/?p=579903"},"modified":"2022-11-24T14:36:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T14:36:24","slug":"ethereum-consensys-infura-ip-metamask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/ethereum-consensys-infura-ip-metamask\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum developer ConsenSys said Infura stores IP addresses from MetaMask users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ConsenSys, a blockchain product company building Ethereum-centered solutions, told users that the company collects IP addresses from MetaMask users. A privacy update released on November 23 explained how Infura, a service built by ConsenSys, collects and stores IP addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Infura operates decentralized nodes needed to run crypto wallets. MetaMask is a popular Ethereum wallet launched in 2016. Notably, both products are owned by ConsenSys and work in sync. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
MetaMask is designed to pick Infura as its default transactions broadcaster. The wallet connects to Infura through remote call procedure technology (RPC). This means that when users send ERC 20 tokens via MetaMask, Infura links the transaction to Ethereum\u2019s blockchain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Infura in turn retrieves and stores the IP address tied to the MetaMask users as part of its off-chain data collection policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n