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WhereIsTheTruth
It doesn't leak anything, it reveals the IP, that's how it works, P2P decentralized

"Google Chrome is leaking User IP Addresses to websites it visits"

We should do better

WilTimSon
The bias in the article is a bit apparent, considering that Signal, a well-respected and excellent messenger, does the same thing, but isn’t called out in the title. WhatsApp, I presume, is similar? The kicker is that Telegram lets you turn off P2P and only has it enabled for contacts anyway.

Frankly, TechCrunch has changed for the worse in the past 1.5 years or so. Used to love their write-ups, now I barely bother to check inz

otikik
“DNS servers are leaking server IP addresses to users”
miohtama
Back in a day there were scam ads "Your web browser is leaking your IP address xx.xx.xx.xx fix it with this EXE"
radikalerludwig
>can leak your IP address if you simply add a hacker to your contacts and accept a phone call from them
aeurielesn
I'm almost certain TC grabbed this from HN's front page as it was discussed here recently and in the past.