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Anthropic installs spyware when you install Claude Desktop
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this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2026
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no, he’s right in some way. claude desktop is spyware, but it only spies through chromium based browsers, so if you don’t use chrome, you’re safe … for now. until they install their backdoor in safari/ firefox based browsers too
No, not really solved. The problem is still Claude trying to install spyware and by extension the user that is trying to install Claude.