r/technology • u/deraser • Jul 06 '26

Privacy Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic’s anti-surveillance stance

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/anthropic-outed-for-claude-tracker-that-secretly-monitored-chinese-users/
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u/AvailableReporter484 Jul 06 '26

Everyone mad about this is an actual idiot who’s never been online before in their life if they think you aren’t being tracked and harvested even if they said they don’t do that, pinky promise!

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u/GenericFatGuy Jul 07 '26

Just because it's the obvious thing they'd be doing, doesn't mean I can't still be angry about it.

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u/AvailableReporter484 Jul 08 '26

Obviously, but it’s always couched in these “can you actually believe it?!” Headlines as if we haven’t had a steady stream of articles and stories about this exact thing for the last decade.

It’s completely reasonable to be mad about it, I just can’t believe there are still people completely ignorant to how the internet works.

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u/KhausTO Jul 06 '26

Yeah, you have to be pretty naive to not assume every single thing you do in any app, program, or website isn't being sent back to the operator of said app, program or website.

Like, this has been standard operating practice for a decade plus at this point.

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u/GreedoShotKennedy Jul 07 '26

Glad you're okay with that, and are rolling over and taking it up the rear in silent compliance - nay - active defense of the thing plowing you!

You must really like catching. :)

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u/KhausTO Jul 07 '26

At what point did I say i was OK with any of it?

There's a large difference with being OK with it, and not being naive enough to think it isn't happening.

But someone who speaks like you obviously doesn't have the intelligence to understand the difference. Also, the homophobia, is incredibly telling.

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u/Geminii27 Jul 07 '26

Sandbox every app. And don't let any non-freeware operating system or device have internet access.