Very Important Issue With Metamask (and any Crypto-related Browser extension)

Yudhisthir

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Quote from: pranazzs on July 03, 2018, 08:37:17 PM

More careful, what if I disable metamask when not in use. would it help to keep private key secure?

I tried it. Disabling seem to work. The exchange didn't recognized I've installed metamask. Seems to be the only solution now. Enable it only when you need to use it.
But there are many ways a crypto user be identified. And it all comes down to browsing habit and your security measures.

pranazzs

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More careful, what if I disable metamask when not in use. would it help to keep private key secure?

Noobaru

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Thanks for this upfront warning and article link. I definitely like MetaMask for quick ETH transactions and its convenience. Definitely faster and easier than MEW, tough MEW is quite nice too. I will read the article and be more careful about which websites I visit.

expertinfo888

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Here's an article that explains it: https://blog.hellobloom.io/using-an-in-browser-ethereum-wallet-heres-some-things-you-should-know-e01304b977e3

labake

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This really sounds like you had an experience when it comes to theft via metamask on your browser, can you kindly share us the deep knowledge or experience you are talking about ?

ashmodeus

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well
how ?
did u think chrome will share some data about their client to someone ?
i cant imaginate how the thieves target me
the logic
on my chrome data,i installed metamask
then , he/she {the thieves} will know i have some penny on crypto ?

expertinfo888

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A lot of people use Metamask and it is definitely a really cool application, but something a lot of people don't talk about (or may not care about or be unaware of) is if you use it on Chrome, Firefox or Opera, basically any website you visit can see you have it installed and know that are a crypto investor.

This may not bother some, but it paints you as a target for crypto thieves. Just an important thing to be aware of.

However, it does appear that using it on the Brave browser might eliminate this risk. I'm not yet certain of this though.

In any case, Metamask is pretty awesome, but you should be aware of this if using it.

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