11-26-2022, 10:47 PM
Clarification: Nearly ALL wallet providers are tracking your IP address
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><strong>Most wallets that connect to the Internet track your IP address</strong>. This is often for bugs reports, statistics, and other uses. They'll store your IP address, and that could be logged and recovered in the future. And if you're using an offline wallet, it probably connects to an online service or RPC that does track you.</p> <p>So before you vilify Metamask/Infura and promote other wallets you think are safe, just realize that it's extremely common. Now whether it's a bad thing really depends on you.</p> <p><strong>Most dApps, web3 sites, and CEXs already track you, and you've probably given away your IP address many times already.</strong> If you need to hide your tracks, you should've used a VPN that doesn't store your IP address in the first place. It's already too late.</p> <h4><strong>Wallets that track IP</strong></h4> <p><strong>Loopring</strong></p> <p>Complies with the law and tracks IP</p> <p><a href="https://loopring.io/#/document/privacy_en.md">https://loopring.io/#/document/privacy_en.md</a></p> <blockquote> <p>We will not share your information with third parties except to provide you with our services and products, to <strong>comply with the law</strong> or to protect our rights.</p> <p>© Device information: We will collect the relevant information of your device using our services, including device ID, version information of the mobile device operating system, mobile device platform type (iOS or Android), phone language, channel information (e.g., GooglePlay, Apple App Store), <strong>IP address</strong> in order to provide statistical analysis services, and calibrate the accuracy of report data through geographic location to provide basic anti-fraud function.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Gamestop</strong></p> <p>Tracks IP, GPS, and lots of device info: <a href="https://decrypt.co/101133/gamestop-rolls-out-metamask-like-ethereum-wallet-to-support-nft-marketplace">https://decrypt.co/101133/gamestop-rolls-out-metamask-like-ethereum-wallet-to-support-nft-marketplace</a></p> <p><a href="https://wallet.gamestop.com/privacy">https://wallet.gamestop.com/privacy</a></p> <p><strong>TrustWallet</strong></p> <p>Tracks IP: <a href="https://trustwallet.com/privacy-policy/">https://trustwallet.com/privacy-policy/</a></p> <p><strong>Ledger Live</strong></p> <p>Tracks IP, click actions: <a href="https://www.ledger.com/privacy-policy">https://www.ledger.com/privacy-policy</a></p> <p><strong>Guarda</strong></p> <p>Tracks IP: <a href="https://guarda.com/privacy-policy/">https://guarda.com/privacy-policy/</a></p> <p><strong>Metamask</strong></p> <p>Some (likely most) RPCs track IP, including the default Infura RPC for Ethereum mainnet</p> <p><strong>Electrum</strong></p> <p>Electrum connects to ~10 servers at a time, and they see your IP address. Chances are at least one of them is tracking it.</p> <h4><strong>Wallets that mostly do not track IP</strong></h4> <p><strong>Exodus</strong></p> <p>Not normally tracked. Is tracked when using the in-wallet exchange feature: <a href="https://support.exodus.com/article/138-what-information-does-exodus-have-access-to">https://support.exodus.com/article/138-what-information-does-exodus-have-access-to</a></p> <p><strong>MyEtherWallet</strong></p> <p>Does <strong>not</strong> track IP as far as I can tell unless you visit their site: <a href="https://www.myetherwallet.com/privacy-policy">https://www.myetherwallet.com/privacy-policy</a></p> <h4><strong>Unknown</strong></h4> <p><strong>SafePal</strong></p> <p>Collects IP address when visiting the website. Unknown about the app.</p> <p><strong>Trezor Suite</strong></p> <p>Website doesn't say</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Maleficent_Plankton"> /u/Maleficent_Plankton </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/z5bc1t/clarification_nearly_all_wallet_providers_are/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/z5bc1t/clarification_nearly_all_wallet_providers_are/">[comments]</a></span>
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><strong>Most wallets that connect to the Internet track your IP address</strong>. This is often for bugs reports, statistics, and other uses. They'll store your IP address, and that could be logged and recovered in the future. And if you're using an offline wallet, it probably connects to an online service or RPC that does track you.</p> <p>So before you vilify Metamask/Infura and promote other wallets you think are safe, just realize that it's extremely common. Now whether it's a bad thing really depends on you.</p> <p><strong>Most dApps, web3 sites, and CEXs already track you, and you've probably given away your IP address many times already.</strong> If you need to hide your tracks, you should've used a VPN that doesn't store your IP address in the first place. It's already too late.</p> <h4><strong>Wallets that track IP</strong></h4> <p><strong>Loopring</strong></p> <p>Complies with the law and tracks IP</p> <p><a href="https://loopring.io/#/document/privacy_en.md">https://loopring.io/#/document/privacy_en.md</a></p> <blockquote> <p>We will not share your information with third parties except to provide you with our services and products, to <strong>comply with the law</strong> or to protect our rights.</p> <p>© Device information: We will collect the relevant information of your device using our services, including device ID, version information of the mobile device operating system, mobile device platform type (iOS or Android), phone language, channel information (e.g., GooglePlay, Apple App Store), <strong>IP address</strong> in order to provide statistical analysis services, and calibrate the accuracy of report data through geographic location to provide basic anti-fraud function.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Gamestop</strong></p> <p>Tracks IP, GPS, and lots of device info: <a href="https://decrypt.co/101133/gamestop-rolls-out-metamask-like-ethereum-wallet-to-support-nft-marketplace">https://decrypt.co/101133/gamestop-rolls-out-metamask-like-ethereum-wallet-to-support-nft-marketplace</a></p> <p><a href="https://wallet.gamestop.com/privacy">https://wallet.gamestop.com/privacy</a></p> <p><strong>TrustWallet</strong></p> <p>Tracks IP: <a href="https://trustwallet.com/privacy-policy/">https://trustwallet.com/privacy-policy/</a></p> <p><strong>Ledger Live</strong></p> <p>Tracks IP, click actions: <a href="https://www.ledger.com/privacy-policy">https://www.ledger.com/privacy-policy</a></p> <p><strong>Guarda</strong></p> <p>Tracks IP: <a href="https://guarda.com/privacy-policy/">https://guarda.com/privacy-policy/</a></p> <p><strong>Metamask</strong></p> <p>Some (likely most) RPCs track IP, including the default Infura RPC for Ethereum mainnet</p> <p><strong>Electrum</strong></p> <p>Electrum connects to ~10 servers at a time, and they see your IP address. Chances are at least one of them is tracking it.</p> <h4><strong>Wallets that mostly do not track IP</strong></h4> <p><strong>Exodus</strong></p> <p>Not normally tracked. Is tracked when using the in-wallet exchange feature: <a href="https://support.exodus.com/article/138-what-information-does-exodus-have-access-to">https://support.exodus.com/article/138-what-information-does-exodus-have-access-to</a></p> <p><strong>MyEtherWallet</strong></p> <p>Does <strong>not</strong> track IP as far as I can tell unless you visit their site: <a href="https://www.myetherwallet.com/privacy-policy">https://www.myetherwallet.com/privacy-policy</a></p> <h4><strong>Unknown</strong></h4> <p><strong>SafePal</strong></p> <p>Collects IP address when visiting the website. Unknown about the app.</p> <p><strong>Trezor Suite</strong></p> <p>Website doesn't say</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Maleficent_Plankton"> /u/Maleficent_Plankton </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/z5bc1t/clarification_nearly_all_wallet_providers_are/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/z5bc1t/clarification_nearly_all_wallet_providers_are/">[comments]</a></span>