Anthropic has embedded hidden spyware-like code in Claude Code

kkyokoL about 3 hours ago 6 commentsRead Article on twitter.com

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kyokoL•about 3 hours ago

Anthropic has embedded hidden spyware-like code in Claude Code that covertly targets Chinese users. It then sends information regarding every user by injecting it into their prompt message.

Claude Code is sending info like timezone, proxy and possible AI Lab connections into the system prompt in ways Chinese users can't notice.

A coding agent with repo and command permissions should not silently hide routing metadata inside prompts. This is a serious breach of user trust.

chomp•about 2 hours ago

I don’t understand why this is a problem.

chews•about 2 hours ago

you are the perfect customer.

tartoran•about 2 hours ago

There's another discussion thread:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48734373