The Pulse: Grok’s CLI caught uploading all your local files to the cloud
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Gergely Orosz
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Gergely Orosz
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Why it matters
If you use AI coding CLIs, this breaks down how Grok's CLI was caught silently uploading local files to the cloud — essential reading for understanding the data-privacy and telemetry risks before wiring an agent into your codebase.
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Today, we cover: Grok’s CLI uploaded all your local files to the cloud, then got caught .
Just as devs were starting to use the Grok CLI – thanks to the capable Grok 4.5 coding model – they discover… Read more
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The Pulse is a series covering events, insights, and trends within Big Tech and startups. Notice an interesting event or trend? Hit reply and share it with me. Today, we cover: Grok’s CLI uploaded all your local files to the cloud, then got caught . Just as devs were starting to use the Grok CLI – thanks to the capable Grok 4.5 coding model – they discover… Read more
