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SpaceXAI’s Grok programming tool was uploading its users’ entire codebase to clo

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14 Jul
14 Jul
Other feeds and industry voices
14 Jul
Grok Build Uploads Entire Git Repositories to xAI Storage, Not Just Files It Reads

xAI's Grok Build coding CLI was uploading entire Git repositories, full commit history and all, to a Google Cloud Storage bucket run by xAI, not just the files a coding task

REPORT · WHO · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
13 Jul
Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers

<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48892512">Comments</a>

REPORT · WHAT · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
13 Jul
Grok CLI uploaded the whole home directory to GCS

<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48892468">Comments</a>

REPORT · WHAT · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
16 Jul
The Pulse: Grok’s CLI caught uploading all your local files to the cloud

Also: engineering leaders concerned about continued increase in code review load, devs at enterprises surprised by high enterprise pricing, and more

REPORT · WHAT · The Pragmatic EngineerOPEN STORY
18 Sept
ZCode was allegedly caught uploading workspace/.git records to the cloud.

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OPINION · WHAT · LocalLLaMAOPEN STORY
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