Claude Code user reports email leak in User-Agent header
A user filed a bug report on GitHub alleging that Anthropic's Claude Code tool leaks their email address to third-party websites. The report claims that during web searches, the tool includes the user's email in the User-Agent request header without explicit permission. The user states this behavior has resulted in receiving dozens of scam emails daily and argues the feature should be removed…
Key points
- User claims Claude Code sends email address in User-Agent header during web searches.
- Report states this caused dozens of scam emails and led to user leaving for Pi.
- Bug report filed on GitHub with version 2.1.318 on darwin platform.
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Claude Code sends your email address to websites
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