# Claude Code sent users' account email addresses to websites, and Anthropic answered with an opt-out privacy module

The fix arrived the same week Anthropic began a US beta that gives Claude read-only access to up to two years of users' bank transactions through Plaid.

- Published: 2026-11-06T10:11:19.661Z
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- Sources: [Hacker News / GitHub](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/107757), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/05/claude-can-now-analyze-your-spending-with-its-new-personal-finance-tool/), [LAVX News](https://news.lavx.hu/article/claude-code-leaked-user-emails-in-web-search-headers-anthropic-deploys-privacy-fix), [Claude](https://claude.com/resources/articles/introducing-personal-finance-in-claude)

A user opened GitHub issue 107757 against Claude Code on November 5. The user reported receiving dozens of scam emails a day after the agent put their signed-in account email in the User-Agent header of web requests. The report reached the…

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