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Can someone please do some security research on this to see what it sends when it calls home? I'm terrified to install a binary like that
by msoad 2y ago
Can someone please do some security research on this to see what it sends when it calls home?
I'm terrified to install a binary like that
- mixmastamyk 2y agoThese things will never be completely safe, from version to version, to new management. As Darth Vader one said, "I am altering the deal."
- throwup238 2y agoPray I do not AIter it any further.
- gunian 2y agoIn this world Darth Vader wins and we get hunted like dogs for thought crime :)
- throwup238 2y agoSounds familiar! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalhead_(Black_Mirror) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalhead_(Black_Mirror)
- gunian 2y agolol was hoping for ssuicide booths from futurama instead of black mirror :)
- throwup238 2y agoJust wait until OpenAi releases their Santa.
- gunian 2y agomeet Strategic Autonomous Noel Tasking Android our fully autonomous robot ngl death by santa sounds a lot better than john doe at Super 8 lol
- CitrusFruits 2y agoIf you want the same thing but not as sketchy you can check out Cursor. You pay them, so it's a little more transparent what they're getting out of it.
- blackoil 2y agoUnless you are using self hosted llm, you can assume all the code is being sent to the server. This is true for all similar services.
- guappa 2y agoVScode phones home… what's the difference? Use something like emacs/vim/kate/eclipse/qtcreator if you want to avoid "phone home" software.
- rubslopes 2y agoIf an American company does something bad with my data, it's possible -- not guaranteed, but possible -- that it will be punished. If a Chinese company does the same, at most someone in China will shrug.
- guappa 2y agoBut giving it to the government in USA is considered "good", so they won't be punished no.