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Anthropic's Claude Code faces scrutiny over data training loophole claims

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A user on Reddit has raised concerns that Anthropic's Claude Code product may be circumventing user privacy settings regarding data training. Despite users opting out of data training, a clause in the Claude Code binary suggests that accepting or rejecting edits, which can be as simple as pressing Enter, constitutes "Feedback" that Anthropic may use to improve its products, including model training. The user has contacted Anthropic support for clarification but has not yet received a response. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about user trust and data privacy practices in AI product development.

RANK_REASON User-generated concern about a potential policy/privacy issue with a product, not an official announcement or investigation.

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Anthropic's Claude Code faces scrutiny over data training loophole claims

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/HearMeOut-13 ·

    Anthropic appears to sneak in a legal loophole in Claude Code to train on "feedback" even with training off as in Claude Code's source theres a legal term that counts every "Allow edit" you press as feedback.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm on a Max plan with &quot;help improve Claude&quot; turned off. Every Claude Code binary I have installed (2.1.283 to 2.1.309) starts with this comment:</p> <p><code>// Claude Code is a Beta product per Anthropic's Commercial Terms of Service.…

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