Recently, Trae IDE, an AI programming tool under ByteDance, has attracted widespread attention from developers, mainly due to allegations of data privacy issues. Many developers found that even after turning off the telemetry feature, the tool continued to upload significant amounts of data to ByteDance's servers. More concerning is that Trae IDE was also pointed out to have a "hot update" mechanism that can be activated remotely, potentially forcing users to receive updates without their knowledge.
In addition, the encryption transmission mechanism of the data has raised doubts, with many people believing it lacks transparency and users cannot clearly understand how their provided data is used. Moreover, the privacy policy of Trae IDE does not explicitly list the specific types of data that will be collected, which undoubtedly increases user concerns.
In response to these issues, the Trae IDE team from ByteDance issued an official statement. They said that in order to continuously improve the product experience, Trae will collect some non-sensitive product statistics and performance monitoring data, such as page click counts and function usage frequency, just like other industry tools. The collection of this data does not involve users' personal identity or private information, so users can rest assured.
The Trae IDE team further explained that the data collected by Trae consists only of non-sensitive statistics and performance indicators, aimed at product optimization and performance analysis. The tool strictly complies with global data protection regulations. The team emphasized that the telemetry mechanism of Trae is independent from the telemetry control of VSCode, and what users turned off is only the native module of VSCode, leading to misunderstandings.
ByteDance hopes these explanations can alleviate users' concerns and reiterate their commitment to data privacy and security. They also encourage users to pay attention to updates in the privacy policy to stay informed about specific data collection practices.
Key Points:
🌐 Trae IDE is accused of having data privacy issues, uploading data even after disabling telemetry.
🔍 The official response states that only non-sensitive statistical data is collected, complying with data protection regulations.
⚠️ The data encryption transmission mechanism is not transparent, and the specific types of data collected are not listed in the privacy policy.