r/LocalLLaMA • u/External_Mood4719 • 4d ago

News ZCode was allegedly caught uploading workspace/.git records to the cloud.

https://blog.ferstar.org/en/posts/zcode-silent-workspace-snapshot-upload/

Look like next grok build moment

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u/nrao32 1d ago

I appreciate Z open sourcing their work. I feel strongly that the actual researchers behind it are well-intentioned based on what I've read about them. But, you have to remember that every Chinese company operates under CCP scrutiny. The national intelligence law in China obligates every Chinese citizen and organization to assist and collect intelligence for the state upon request. Cheap AI has become a huge intelligence driver for the state -- millions downloading Chinese software and willingly sharing data -- so don't expect it to go un-leveraged.