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 14 hours ago [-]
I don’t understand why this is a problem.
Nevermark 2 hours ago [-]
> This is a serious breach of user trust.
>> I don’t understand why this is a problem.
> This is a serious breach of user trust.
The problem with companies people can't trust, is unless they have a long track record of disclosing who shouldn't trust them before violations, they are companies nobody can trust.
Anthropic also has a habit of making major changes, without notifying anyone, then when they are caught apologizing and making that particular thing more clear. Then doing it again.
For a company that emphasizes the importance of alignment, they seem to be habitually ethically incompetent regarding "smaller" things.
iAMkenough 11 hours ago [-]
Hiding it from users and then charging for additional tokens (if you’re Chinese).
Imagine the outrage if they did the same to Jewish people.
8 hours ago [-]
cyanydeez 7 hours ago [-]
or to US dissidents, since theyre being targeted by the most fascist American regime in centuries.
also, its the subterfuge that makes explicitly dangerous
chews 14 hours ago [-]
you are the perfect customer.
StopTencent 13 hours ago [-]
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jml78 12 hours ago [-]
Let me guess, you are 100% with the fact Anthropic trained all their models on our data. Trained it on copyrighted data.
At least the Chinese companies are paying Anthropic for the privilege of distilling their models.
Zambyte 12 hours ago [-]
Copying data without consent is only cool when Americans do it
theplumber 11 hours ago [-]
When they don’t need to copy it anymore it will become uncool again
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48734373
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.
>> I don’t understand why this is a problem.
> This is a serious breach of user trust.
The problem with companies people can't trust, is unless they have a long track record of disclosing who shouldn't trust them before violations, they are companies nobody can trust.
Anthropic also has a habit of making major changes, without notifying anyone, then when they are caught apologizing and making that particular thing more clear. Then doing it again.
For a company that emphasizes the importance of alignment, they seem to be habitually ethically incompetent regarding "smaller" things.
Imagine the outrage if they did the same to Jewish people.
also, its the subterfuge that makes explicitly dangerous
At least the Chinese companies are paying Anthropic for the privilege of distilling their models.