Tell HN: Installing Cursor on iOS irreversibly changes your privacy settings

Cursor's iOS app automatically downgrades user privacy settings from a strict 'Legacy Privacy Mode' (no code storage) to a more permissive setting that allows code storage for AI features, with no option to revert—raising critical compliance and ethical concerns for enterprises managing developer tool deployments. This dark pattern demonstrates how third-party developer tools may unilaterally alter security postures without explicit user consent, directly impacting organizational data governance and intellectual property protection. Technology leaders must evaluate their supply chain risk management practices and establish guardrails around third-party application installations that could compromise established security policies.

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Tell HN: Installing Cursor on iOS irreversibly changes your privacy settings

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