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Metamask Broadcasts ETH Addresses to Visited Websites

Xuefei Ju

Summary: According to ethnews, leading Ethereum (ETH) browser extension, Metamask, which allows users to run Ethereum dApps, broadcasted individuals' ETH addresses to websites and dApps visited by the user. This caused a privacy issue because it allowed the third party to see ETH addresses and potentially link a user's "blockchaintransactions to credit card payments.

According to ethnews, leading Ethereum (ETH) browser extension, Metamask, which allows users to run Ethereum dApps, broadcasted individuals' ETH addresses to websites and dApps visited by the user. This caused a privacy issue because it allowed the third party to see ETH addresses and potentially link a user's "blockchaintransactions to credit card payments.

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