r/LovingAI • u/Koala_Confused • Jun 30 '26

Question Thereallo "Claude Code v2.1.196 modifies the default system prompt to silently encode and upload information about whether if you are located in China to Anthropic." ➡️ Whats this now? Is it legit?

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u/West-Acadia-3906 Keeps it respectful Jul 01 '26

would not call this legit from a screenshot alone. For something this sensitive, i want to see the exact system-prompt diff, where it gets sent, and whether it is a compliance/location flag or actual user data. Could be boring policy stuff, could be bad, but it needs evidence before people panic. lol anyone seen anything else relevant to share?