ZCode AI Tool Uploads User Code Without Consent, Prompting Apology and Remediation

What happened

Chinese AI company Zhipu's ZCode programming tool was found to upload users' local code and Git history to the cloud without explicit consent due to a default-enabled feature. The incident sparked privacy concerns and controversy. Zhipu apologized, fixed the issue, promised to open source ZCode, and will allow third-party audits.

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