According to MetaMask's GitHub repository, on Nov 12 the company published a patch for a privacy flaw in which running Snaps remained connected to external Bitcoin network and price servers even after users disabled Basic Functionality, the wallet's data-sharing toggle. The revised code now halts running Snaps and terminates their external connections when the setting is switched off. Testing confirmed the fix resolved the issue across four reproduction attempts.

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