Privacy Advocate Exposes Ledger Live’s Tracking of User Data and Network Activity A privacy advocate
has alleged that the Ledger Live wallet software monitors its users and gathers information about them.
In an X post published on Wednesday,
privacy advocate and app developer REKTBuilder reported that Ledger Live conducts a “genuine device check” whenever users connect their Ledger device
to a PC or phone. This check provides a list of all installed apps on the device, enabling Ledger to ascertain the networks
being utilized by the wallet owner. REKTBuilder’s discovery came
after they investigated the software’s Python code. They had previously published a report on December 6th alleging that Ledger Live
was recording users’ crypto balances. The next day,
REKTBuilder unveiled what they asserted to be a “tracker-free” open-source alternative to Ledger Live, named “Lecce Libre.” REKTBuilder’s allegation stems
from their discovery that multiple lines of Ledger Live’s code contain the phrase “genuine check.”
Upon incorporating
“tracing prints” into the code, they discovered that it did not execute
when the software seemed to be examining the device. REKTBuilder delved deeper into the matter
and found that the actual check is integrated into a “listApps” subroutine.
