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Claude Code privacy bug exposed users' email addresses to third parties

A GitHub user reported that Claude Code leaked their email address via request headers, leading to scam emails; Anthropic issued a privacy patch, and a complaint highlighted gaps in EU AI Act coverage.

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Timeline · 6 reports

  1. 2026-11-07 20:50 · DEV Community — AI
    Why AI Coding Assistants (Cursor & Claude Code) Leak Secrets — And How to Stop It
  2. 2026-11-07 04:43 · DEV Community — AI
    Your AI Coding Tool Just Leaked Your Email — the Claude Code Privacy Bug Explained
  3. 2026-11-06 12:10 · DEV Community — AI
    Why my weekly Claude Code limit ran out in the middle of the week, and what I did about it
  4. 2026-11-06 07:33 · DEV Community — AI
    UK AI Weekly: Claude Code’s privacy patch shows AI agents need privacy by default
  5. 2026-11-06 07:32 · DEV Community — AI
    EU AI Watch: Claude Code privacy complaint exposes the AI Act’s limits
  6. 2026-11-05 18:41 · DEV Community — AI
    Claude Code Hooks: Automating Your AI Coding Workflow

More stories

  1. Claude Code's 'Don't Ask Again' file leaked passwords and API keys in 1,122 public GitHub repos — The Hacker News (security)
  2. Claude Code drives wave of community-built apps, tools and workflows — DEV Community — AI
  3. Anthropic launches Claude Personal Finance in the US with read-only bank access — Engadget
  4. Perplexity launches Teammates, always-on AI agents for ongoing work — The Verge AI
  5. Anthropic simplifies repo setup for Claude Code cloud sessions — Anthropic (X)
  6. Anthropic launches Personal Finance beta in Claude for US users — Anthropic (X)
  7. Anthropic tests Claude as an agent in two EVE online games — Anthropic News
  8. Developers share techniques for running parallel Claude Code agents and sessions — DEV Community — AI

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