Joseph Lubin: "MetaMask does not use user IP address data for commercial purposes"

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ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin claims that the MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet developed by the company does not monetizeIP address data of users.

Ethereum co-founder and CEO of ConsenSys Joseph Lubin, in responseIn response to the reaction of MetaMask users to the privacy policy update, stated that users' IP address data is used solely for routing.

Lubin said that MetaMask broadcasts the user's IP address data to the RPC providerBy default, this is the infrastructure company Infura, which is responsible for the technical implementation of the procedure for managing the exchange of data between the user and the blockchain.

Lubin explained that Infura and ConsenSys do not monetize or useAt the same time, Infura is looking for a technical solution that will allowMinimize the collection of user data, including anonymization methods and complete deletion of temporarily collected data.

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Infura does not exploit this data, nor does ConsenSys monetize it.Infura is pursuing technical solutions to minimize data collection, including anonymization techniques and complete elimination of data collected.

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— Joseph Lubin (@ethereumJoseph) November 25, 2022

In addition, the head of ConsenSys noted that the cryptocurrency community is actively leadingwork to build decentralized RPC providers, and MetaMask users canDesignate your application as an alternative to RPC or your own blockchain node.

The fact that ConsenSys tracks the activity of MetaMask users' wallets became known this week.According to the company's statement, in addition to data related to identification, it trackscontact information, profile information, and other user data.