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Cursor IDE accused of secretly sending user codebases

A user on Reddit has raised concerns that the Cursor IDE may be secretly sending codebases to its servers, even when telemetry settings are disabled. This alleged behavior was highlighted via a linked X post, prompting a recommendation to inform company security departments if using Cursor in a corporate environment. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about data privacy and security for users of AI-integrated development tools.

RANK_REASON User-reported privacy concern about a specific software tool.

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Cursor IDE accused of secretly sending user codebases

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Ok-Painter573 ·

    Cursor secretly sending your codebase regardless of telemetry settings

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>There's recently this X post: <a href="https://x.com/migtissera/status/2081985113857089692">https://x.com/migtissera/status/2081985113857089692</a> , that Cursor sends your code to their server even when you are only using it as an IDE.</p> <p>Yo…