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Claude Code sends your email address to websites

Hacker NewsUrgency: CriticalUnconfirmed

Why Claude Code sends your email address to websites matters

Organizations and developers using Claude Code should review its telemetry and account settings, restrict its network access where possible, and check whether any policy or compliance review is needed for personal data leaving developer machines.

Summary

A GitHub issue on Anthropic's claude-code repository reports that Claude Code transmits the user's email address to websites. The source description contains only links, so the exact mechanism and scope are not confirmed from the item itself. The discussion on Hacker News drew 94 points and 17 comments.

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