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SpaceXAI is wiping customer data after Grok was found storing more customer info than needed
A researcher found that Grok Build was sending entire code repositories to cloud-based system.
TL;DR
- A security researcher discovered that SpaceXAI's Grok Build coding assistant uploaded entire code repositories to cloud storage, far exceeding the data needed for tasks.
- This raises concerns about the potential exposure of proprietary source code, API keys, and other sensitive information.
- SpaceXAI announced it will delete all previously uploaded user data as a precautionary measure.
- The company stated that no data is retained for customers with zero-data-retention agreements.
- This event follows similar data privacy questions raised for other AI companies like Anthropic.