Grok Build Accused of Secretly Scraping Local Repos
adrianscottcom · x · 2026-07-13
This quote post alleges that Grok Build wasn't just a simple bug, but that it actively scraped local repository contents in the background, quietly disabling the cloud upload channel only after being exposed.
The author emphasizes two points:
- Disabling uploads doesn't erase the .env files, git history, and other data that has already been leaked.
- If the system can remotely pause data scraping, it can just as easily resume it at any time.
Therefore, they demand a transparent explanation from xAI on how they plan to handle the data that was already uploaded.
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