It has a relay hint that we are not tracking yet because connecting to random relays allows people to track you.
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Ah good to know.
When you say track you, you mean me being forced to connect to a relay I don’t want? And possibly malicious?
The relay is not in your list, so the app won't connect to it. We are making a new permission screen to allow you to connect by clicking a button, but it's not ready yet. :(
But yes, attackers can use relay hits to monitor the IPs of victims they want to track. If they know IP, they can get a rough location. If they can track over time, rough locations become more precise identifiers. It would be an elaborate social attack, but it is possible.