Re:Claude Code sends your email address to websites
by XenophileJKO on Thursday November 05, 2026 @07:20PM
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For example I had Claude code up integrations with the Federal Reserve, and I pass my email there. They request clients do so.
Re:Claude Code sends your email address to websites
by stingraycharles on Thursday November 05, 2026 @08:53PM
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Oh that’s interesting, so it’s actually somewhat doing what it’s supposed to do as a “nice actor”.
Should be more explicit though and users should be able to opt out.
Re:Claude Code sends your email address to websites
by subscribed on Thursday November 05, 2026 @09:25PM
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When fetching a website it's not a robot any more than my browser or curl are.
These two do not share my email and real name with everyone who wants.
https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc9110.html#field.from