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Bug report alleges Claude Code writes user's email address into User-Agent header

Nov 5, 2026 · Issue 14 · 2 sources, 2 articles

A developer reported a bug on GitHub saying that Claude Code writes the logged-in user's email address into the User-Agent header of outgoing requests. The news was reported on 5 November 2026.

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Claude Code bug report alleges email leak in User-Agent header | AI Weeklyaiweekly.co · Nov 5, 2026
Claude Code email leak: what the privacy mod checks | NeoTeoneoteo.com · Nov 8, 2026

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