Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers

Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by Dacit on Monday July 13, 2026 @11:46AM (#48894474)

You will want at least a separate session for the `restricteduser`: E.g. with X11, a process in the same session can do almost anything with your input/output. And most Linux distributions make it really hard to disable external device access for individual users...

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Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by bombcar on Monday July 13, 2026 @11:56AM (#48894636)

Qubes OS - AI Agent edition would actually be a great idea.

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Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by WhyNotHugo on Monday July 13, 2026 @12:08PM (#48894770)

> And most Linux distributions make it really hard to disable external device access for individual users...

For any distro that relies on the traditional plugdev group, just don't add those users to the plugdev group. Which would be the default when creating a user anyway.

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Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by __MatrixMan__ on Monday July 13, 2026 @07:11PM (#48900181)

Yeah, it's sensible to go further in many cases. I guess I'm saying: let's go at least this far.

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