According to an online article on March 14 by MetaMask, the Web3 wallet app, the app introduces a series of new features aimed at improving personal privacy and giving users more manipulation. MetaMask introduced these new features after being accused of invading users' privacy.

Previously, every time a user set a wallet for the first time, MetaMask would use its InFura RPC node to automatically connect to the Etherum. According to a report from Chase Wright, the Etherum node network operator, although users can change their settings later, it still means that the user's community address has been sent to InFura before they have a chance to change the node.

InFura is owned by Consensys, the head office of MetaMASK.

Under the new version of MetamASK extension labeled "10.25.0", the system software will show that users are considering using "high-end equipment" in the installation. Selecting this option will indicate a number of settings that can be equipped, including allowing the user to select RPC node settings that are different from the default setting InFura.

In addition to allowing users to type their own node details, users can also turn off transmission to trading, phishing attack detection and enhanced dynamic password verification in the high-end equipment prompt box. Depending on the user page of the application, this functionality requires sending data to third parties, such as Ethercan and jsDeliver. Privacy-conscious users can now turn off this feature during installation, if they prefer.

According to this article, a new mobile version of MetaMASK also includes privacy enhancement features. Previously, the application could not allow a user to transfer an account to a Web3 application if another account was cut off. Users can only choose to join them all or not at all.

However, the latest version allows users to pick the special accounts they want to transfer to the application without revealing many of the detailed addresses they manipulate.

MetamAsk pointed out in the post that it is always ready to maintain the privacy of users, and expressed its belief that the new feature meets this value, and said:

"the use of data information violates the core philosophy of MetaMASK. In turn, we firmly believe in arming our communities with principles that specifically guide people's development trends.Real right of use and personal privacy[.] Our mission is to protect the privacy of our users so that you don't want to be used by another intermediate entity line in the end.

On Nov. 23, MetaMASK was publicly criticized in the password world for announcing its privacy policy, which said it would collect users'IP addresses. Consensys responded on Nov. 24, saying that RPC nodes have been collecting IP addresses and that the nature of the privacy policy is not uncommon, although the expression of the application in it has already changed. On December 6th, Consensys announced that IP addresses collected according to InFura will not be stored for more than seven days.