“Doesn’t require your name or email” and “others can’t see what you’re doing” are often said as if they mean the same thing.
On the wallet’s side: your recovery phrase and private keys are encrypted with a password you set and stored locally in the extension; connecting to a website requires your approval first, and you can edit the list in settings; the wallet locks automatically after a period of inactivity; signed content is recorded in a local activity log, kept for 90 days, and can be exported.
It doesn’t do any of these four things: analytics, crash reporting, advertising, or tracking.
One layer further out, displaying the $DOGE balance and broadcasting transactions require sending your public address and signed transactions to the wallet provider and third-party blockchain services, which can also see your IP address.
A more accurate way to put it is that it doesn’t actively collect data; saying that nobody can see what you’re doing goes too far.
How long that recorded data is kept and who can see it are ultimately determined by services outside the wallet.
#Dogecoin #Web3 $DOGE
Crypto assets are volatile, and investing involves risk.
On the wallet’s side: your recovery phrase and private keys are encrypted with a password you set and stored locally in the extension; connecting to a website requires your approval first, and you can edit the list in settings; the wallet locks automatically after a period of inactivity; signed content is recorded in a local activity log, kept for 90 days, and can be exported.
It doesn’t do any of these four things: analytics, crash reporting, advertising, or tracking.
One layer further out, displaying the $DOGE balance and broadcasting transactions require sending your public address and signed transactions to the wallet provider and third-party blockchain services, which can also see your IP address.
A more accurate way to put it is that it doesn’t actively collect data; saying that nobody can see what you’re doing goes too far.
How long that recorded data is kept and who can see it are ultimately determined by services outside the wallet.
#Dogecoin #Web3 $DOGE
Crypto assets are volatile, and investing involves risk.