xAI's Grok Build CLI Uploads Git Repositories to a Google Cloud Bucket
xAI's Grok Build CLI was uploading entire Git repositories, including full history and credentials, to a Google Cloud Storage bucket without explicit user consent, despite having an "Improve the model" toggle that suggested users could opt out. After a security researcher publicly exposed this behavior, xAI quietly deployed a server-side fix that disabled the uploads, but provided no advisory, statement, or clarity on what happens to the code already collected.
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