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Claude Code’s hidden tracker was an “experiment,” says Anthropic
BACKGROUND
1 SIGNALFIRST DETECTED 7 July 2026
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How the story developed
7 Jul
Claude Code’s hidden tracker was an “experiment,” says Anthropic
REPORT · WHO · Malwarebytes Labs
Other feeds and industry voices
6 Jul
Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic’s anti-surveillance stance
Anthropic accused of spying on users; engineer says “experiment” is over.
REPORT · WHO · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
31 Mar
Claude Code leak exposes a Tamagotchi-style ‘pet’ and an always-on agent
After Anthropic released Claude Code's 2.1.88 update, users quickly discovered that it contained a package with a source map file containing its TypeScript codebase, with one
REPORT · WHAT · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
24 Mar
Claude Code can now take over your computer to complete tasks
But Anthropic urges caution as "research preview" safeguards "aren't absolute."
REPORT · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
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