MetaMask Reviews Data Collection Policy Following Community Backlash

ConsenSys, the company behind MetaMask and Remote Procedure Call (RPC) infrastructure Infura, has clarified how it handles data privacy after being criticized for collecting users’ wallet information and IP addresses.

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MetaMask’s ‘Temporary’ IP Collection Causes Uproar In The Crypto Community

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Alchemy joins ConsenSys and Infura in collecting user’s private information

Other RPC providers, such as Alchemy, Moralis, and QuickNode, have also stated that they collect personal information from users, such as IP addresses. This appears to be an unspoken rule among RPC providers. RPC for or against users? Just a…

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ConsenSys collecting IP and Ethereum addresses of MetaMask users

ConsenSys said it will is collecting IP and Ethereum data on MetaMask via Infura.

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United States Intensifies Bitcoin Address Analysis in Opioid Fight

The U. S. Treasury Department is stepping up its focus on illegal cryptocurrency-related activities. Recently, Treasury announced that its financial intelligence and enforcement agencies are collecting and analyzing Bitcoin addresses.

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Want a US visa? Fork over your social media details first

Trump administration’s latest move to vet people during the visa process is to ask for their emails and social media handles. And according to a report by Hill. TV, if you lie about your accounts, you can face “serious immigration consequences.

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Coinbase Bought Neutrino Because Its Old Analysis Providers Sold User Data

Coinbase’s Director of Institutional Sales, Christine Sandler, said in an interview last week that, in part, the exchange acquired controversial software firm Neutrino because its prior blockchain analysis providers were selling customer data.

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Denmark Gains Access to Sensitive User Data on Domestic Cryptocurrency Exchanges for Taxation

The battle between tax authorities and cryptocurrency users took a turn in favor of the tax collectors. This month, Denmark’s tax authority won permission to start collecting private user information related to cryptocurrency trading.

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Danish regulators go after Bitcoin trader’s unpaid tax

Cryptocurrency traders in Denmark will be facing increased scrutiny. It comes after the country’s tax agency was granted permission to begin collecting data relating to cryptocurrency trades made through three exchanges between 2016 and 2018.

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Three Years Later, Ethereum’s Hottest DApps Are (Still) ICOs and Cats

With Ethereum’s launch in 2015 came a flurry of excitement over the future potential of smart contracts. Utilizing a more flexible scripting language than Bitcoin, the platform’s decentralized applications (DApps) were touted by proponents as unlocking a plethora of formerly untapped use cases for the blockchain.

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