Infura Metamask Centralized API Now Monitoring Your Wallet & Location
The trust vector of RPCs is precisely why Handshake is designed as a standalone blockchain optimized for light client domain resolution.
Related:
Matt Zipkin helped us understand why Handshake was made with a light client in mind: https://skyinclude.com/lightclient/
(for this EXACT reason!!!!)
Original news tweet TheShake shared:
https://twitter.com/DefiantNews/status/1595638896003633153
.@ConsenSys just updated its privacy policy to show that when you send a transaction with @infura_io as your default RPC provider in @MetaMask, Infura will collect your IP address and wallet address 👀🤔
Full blog post
https://thedefiant.io/consensys-metamask-privacy-policy
Solution - Change RPC Client on Metamask From Infura (or use VPN)
In the article above, the quote says:
“However, if you’re using your own Ethereum node or a third-party RPC provider with MetaMask, then neither Infura nor MetaMask will collect your IP address or Ethereum wallet address.”
To change your RPC
https://docs.pokt.network/use/public-rpc/
But to run a full ethereum node is a massive undertaking! (why no light clients??)
The other way is a VPN (virtual private network)
If you do the VPN option, note that a VPN only disrupts the collection of location data and not wallet addresses.