Developing story · 2 episodes · 18 Sept to 21 Sept
ZCode's Secret Git Upload Triggers Apology
Researchers discovered that Z.ai's ZCode tool could silently upload entire Git histories, raising serious privacy concerns. After developers reported the issue, Z.ai issued an apology and is now under scrutiny to address the data leakage.
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Z.ai apologizes after developers say its ZCode tool silently uploaded data
Z.ai, the second‑largest AI company in China, faced accusations after developers reported its ZCode coding assistant silently uploading local workspace data without consent. Filenames remained…
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ZCode may silently upload entire Git history, researcher reports
A developer identified as ferstar posted a reverse‑engineering analysis of ZCode, the AI coding desktop app from Beijing‑based Z.ai, which provides the open‑weight GLM models such as GLM‑5.3‑Flash.…
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Z.aiAlibaba CloudSouth China Morning PostxAIHugging FaceGLM-5.3-FlashGLMGrok BuildClaude CodeferstarPetri KuittinenFeiZ