Anthropic is removing a hidden monitoring feature from its programming tool, Claude Code, after it sparked outrage on social media.
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Jul 1, 2026
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Anthropic is rolling back a covert surveillance feature in its coding tool Claude Code after it sparked outrage on social media.
A Reddit post by user LegitMichel777 first exposed the feature. According to the post, Claude Code has been secretly checking since version 2.1.91, released April 2, 2026, whether users with an active proxy are located in China, routing through a Chinese URL, or connected to a Chinese AI lab.
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