Re:Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative
by vorticalbox on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @12:57PM
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This question also applies to OpenAI, anthopic, GitHub (Microsoft) and any server you send your data too.
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Re:Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative
by pseudosavant on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @01:27PM
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Not in the same way really. There aren't examples of OpenAI, Anthropic, or GitHub/Microsoft doing the sketchy things that xAI has been involved with. Those companies care a lot about the reputational damage that would come from flouting their customer's data privacy obligations.
Cursor/xAI was making a full copy of every repo it ever touched within the last month, and when caught, just acted like that was an accident. A system to download every repo you touch, and then upload it to persistent cloud storage, doesn't just happen by accident.