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title: "Zai Open Sources ZCode After Uploading Entire User Codebases to Alibaba Cloud"
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published_at: "2026-09-22T17:06:26.000Z"
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topics: ["open-source","coding","privacy","data-leak","alibaba","zai","zcode","infra"]
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summary: "The AI coding tool ZCode transmitted full local repositories to remote servers without user consent before Zai shut down the affected features. The company upl…"
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# Zai Open Sources ZCode After Uploading Entire User Codebases to Alibaba Cloud

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**Published:** 2026-09-22T17:06:26.000Z
**Category:** Legal
**Topics:** open\-source, coding, privacy, data\-leak, alibaba, zai, zcode, infra

## Summary

The AI coding tool ZCode transmitted full local repositories to remote servers without user consent before Zai shut down the affected features\. The company upl…

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/cybersecurity/zai-open-sources-zcode-after-uploading-entire-user-codebases-to-alibaba-81333045>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/lauriechenwords/status/2102263331776307210>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/kyleichan/status/2102374045400674389>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/cybersecurity/zai-open-sources-zcode-after-uploading-entire-user-codebases-to-alibaba-81333045>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/marcom07OG/status/2102327597707546940>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/cybersecurity/zai-open-sources-zcode-after-default-codebase-uploads-to-alibaba-cloud-60ce3b50>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/cybersecurity/zai-open-sources-zcode-after-default-codebase-uploads-to-alibaba-cloud-60ce3b50>)