Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers

Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by gowld on Monday July 13, 2026 @12:12PM (#48894832)

The black hat can find 0-day escalation in your sandbox, too.

A user account is a sandbox.

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Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by khalic on Monday July 13, 2026 @12:14PM (#48894848)

Not as air tight as a container

Edit: it’s about the attack surface

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Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by chrisweekly on Monday July 13, 2026 @12:27PM (#48895036)

microvms are better than containers running on your host. see eg the "smolvm" microvms from https://smolmachines.com

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Re:Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers by khalic on Monday July 13, 2026 @12:50PM (#48895381)

thanks, will take a closer look

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