MetaMask / MetaMask/metamask-extension
[Bug]: "Smart Transactions" setting should be in "Security & Privaty" section.
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- TypeScript
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Description
### Describe the bug
In Settings > Advanced there is an option for "Smart Transactions". This is a privacy affecting setting as it changes who you send transaction data to. In this case your transaction is sent to relayers rather than your configured RPC node. This will associate your transaction with your IP address, along with any other fingerprinting included in HTTP headers.
This settings should be placed under "Security & Privacy" since it has an impact on privacy, and a privacy conscious user should be able to reliably protect their privacy by only adjusting settings in that section.
### Expected behavior
All privacy related settings are in the Security & Privacy section..
### Screenshots/Recordings
_No response_
### Steps to reproduce
1. Go to Settings > Advanced
2. Notice that Smart Transactions is an option there.
3. Go to Settings > Security & Privacy
4. Notice that Smart Transactions is not an option there.
### Error messages or log output
```shell
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### Detection stage
In production (default)
### Version
12.9.3
### Build type
None
### Browser
Brave
### Operating system
Windows
### Hardware wallet
_No response_
### Additional context
Manual install of Firefox version (Manifest v2) of the extension in Brave, Not installed via the store.
### Severity
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the Smart Transactions setting currently rendered under Settings > Advanced and compare the Security & Privacy settings section. Done means the option appears under Security & Privacy and no longer appears under Advanced; verify both locations in the extension UI.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100