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I meant the wallet manufacturer.
If you don't connect it to your own node, it means you are connecting to their node and they can see your balances and IP address. It's terrible for privacy.
Got it
I am going to send this to a friend who is very knowledgeable about this topic
You have real world friends who are bitcoiners? I'm jealous!
They don’t use SN so I have to forward them stories.
Here is what he said and asked:
If the comparison is between using public nodes elsewhere and using your own node, it's by definition a better option.
When you're broadcasting to or receiving info from your own node, the assumption from your side remains that the node is untrusted.
I think maybe the discussion you reference above is conflating cold wallet's security model with privacy-enhancing aspects of having one's own node.
You can do both(cold wallet using privacy of own full node) by using xpubs.
Your friend's response seems similar to @ChrisS 's below.
I noticed that too
They are different people
Which manufacturer?
Umbrell?
Start 9?
My node?