Decentralized social platform Friend.Tech hit by "leak" of 100,000 user data, official clarification

The Block reported that Friend.tech leaked user addresses and Twitter accounts, and users unknowingly granted Friend.tech permission to post on their Twitter accounts, putting user privacy at risk. However, the community criticized them for not understanding blockchain, to which Friend.tech later stated that there were no data leaks.

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Friend.Tech Leaks User's Twitter and Wallet Address Information, Privacy at Risk?

According to a tweet by Yearn Finance core developer Banteg, over 100,000 Friend.tech users have authorized Friend.tech to use their Twitter accounts to post, and there is a leaked information database on GitHub here. The database contains Friend.tech user wallet addresses and Twitter usernames, effectively linking users' Twitter and wallet addresses, indirectly revealing real identities associated with wallet addresses.

Friend.Tech Official Response: Public API Database, No Privacy Breach

In fact, both Twitter accounts and wallet addresses are considered public data. When users want to buy shares from other users, they can find other users' wallet addresses through signed contracts. In response, the officialaccused The Block of false reporting and stated that there was no privacy breach issue; this was someone scraping publicly available APIs. However, some netizens commented that Friend.tech's privacy policy has not been disclosed yet, and whether there are privacy concerns remains unknown.

Additionally, below The Block's tweet, there is a Twitter fact-checking feature called "Community Notes," which reminds everyone that the tweet contains misleading content, that Friend.tech did not leak the database, and provides a way to publicly verify the data.