> Paid models have an incentive not to do that because if the market discovers it there is a huge economy penalty, but the free open source models don't have that disincentive.

False.

I worry more about Claude.

    For those keeping score, this probably isnt exhaustive- but here's some greatest hits;
    #55743: Claude Max account email auto-injected into LLM context with no opt-out - May 3, 2026 https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/55743

    #72518: Anthropic embedded spyware in Claude Code - June 30, 2026
    https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/72518

    #21151: No indication of WHICH file for READ tool - January 27, 2026
    https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/21151

    #42796: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with the Feb updates - April 2, 2026 https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/42796

    #73408: AFK auto-continue on unanswered AskUserQuestion is undocumented and has no opt-out - July 2, 2026 https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/73408

    (Also worth a mention, OpenCode PR #18186: anthropic legal requests - March 19, 2026 https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/pull/18186)

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