Grok Build Wipes History When Retention Is Disabled
XFreeze · x · 2026-07-14
xAI's Grok Build has introduced a more aggressive approach to data privacy: when users execute /privacy to disable retention, the system not only stops saving future code and session data but also deletes previously synced data.
The post further mentions that Elon confirmed all previously uploaded user data would be completely purged as a precaution, with no backups retained. The author contrasts this with standard industry practices, where many AI products retain data by default, opt-outs often only affect future data, and terms of service are riddled with exceptions.
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