Claude Code sends your email address to websites
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326Score · 7d
Nov 5, 2026First seen
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On Hacker News
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- 1569
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- 502
- Submitted by
- motoroco
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
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Trending history
Claude Code sends your email address to websites was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 83 checks on 3 different days. Its best position was #1 of 30, reached on Nov 6, 18:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 7, 08:37 UTC. The same link also trended on GitHub, which raises its cross-platform score.
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Where it trended
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| Hacker News · Front page | #1 | 3 | 83 | |
| GHGitHub · Trending TypeScript today anthropics/claude-code | same link | |||
| GHGitHub · Trending today anthropics/claude-code | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Many people report seeing this behavior when using the SEC API specifically which makes me think that service is requesting this. Maybe email is required by the SEC API? --- UPDATE: The SEC API documentation requires your email in the User-Agent and will reject you otherwise. Demo:…
Biggest questions here, which I think need answering: Should Claude have access to user details? I’d say no, unless explicitly entered manually into a chat. Should Claude have access to anything outside of the sandboxed project files without explicit permission? I’d again say no. Should Claude have internet access…
I work on Claude Code. We're removing the account email address from the context Claude Code gives the model. This update will hit Claude Code users in the next release, which should arrive early next week. I'll share an update in this thread once it's out. I'm sorry we let this happen. Users had reported Claude…
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Is Claude Code sends your email address to websites trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 7, 08:37 UTC, after 3 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Claude Code sends your email address to websites reached?
#1 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 6, 18:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Claude Code sends your email address to websites been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 3 days (83 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
1569 points and 502 comments; submitted by motoroco on Nov 5, 2026.