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Claude Code reportedly inserts user email into prompts sent to websites
Original: Tell HN: Claude Code adds your email to the prompt, the LLM sends it to websites
Claude Code, Anthropic's coding assistant, is said to add the user's email address into the model prompt, meaning that email can end up being sent to third-party websites the tool interacts with. A developer raised the issue publicly, warning that users may unknowingly leak personal data when the assistant fetches or submits content to the web. Commenters are discussing the privacy implications and how the tool handles identifying information.
Why now: Privacy concerns over an AI coding tool allegedly leaking users' email addresses to websites are sparking debate.
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