MetaMask will start collecting user IP addresses
Ah... more of that crypto freedom we were promised.
The reaction within the crypto community has been mostly negative. For example, Adam Cochran, partner at Cinneamhain Ventures, stated:
“There is nothing more important than consumer privacy, especially when it comes to your financial data — you have a right to be anonymous. Metamask has provided a great free service for a long time, but their decision to log IPs and tie it to transactions is unacceptable.”
erm... MetaMask is only free if you don't use their convenient built-in swap function - and its fairly hefty 0.875% fee!
How Does MetaMask Make Money (Business and Revenue Model)
This is the way of regulated retail services everywhere.
update:
ConsenSys CEO Refutes Claim That MetaMask Collects User IPs
https://beincrypto.com/consensys-ceo-refutes-claim-that-metamask-collects-user-ips/
It's just a slap in the face to the entire crypto community.
this video remains relevant
what is essentially crypto?
mass adoption = regulations + surveillance
just like society = you have the choice to obey.
The retail user is the ball at the end of a chain.
;-)