A BIP32 hierarchical deterministic wallet does not provide any extra security. How it works is basically a special private key that acts as a seed for an infinite series of addresses. So if you send bitcoin to any one of the addresses, you will receive it. This is compared to a normal private key setup, where you have one for each address.
The downside of this is that if someone knows your extended public key (xPub), they can generate a list of all the addresses you own and thus compromise your privacy.
Is there any form of preventing that from happening? Is there any way someone can see your xPub? The downside of this is that if someone knows your extended public key (xPub), they can generate a list of all the addresses you own and thus compromise your privacy.
