Can't switch privacy mode

[MatheusJulidori]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Switching the privacy mode does not work. It just displays a message:

Failed to update privacy settings
Please try again. Request ID: {new request ID every time I try}

Steps to Reproduce

Switch privacy mode on Cursor Settings.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.3.41
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 2ca326e0d1ce10956aea33d54c0e2d8c13c58a30
Date: 2026-01-16T19:14:00.150Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.14.0-37-generic

Additional Information

It stops me from using Cursor on some of my projects due to privacy.

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

[Colin]

Hey @MatheusJulidori

I don’t see that Request ID making it to our servers – is it still failing?

You can also try updating your Privacy Mode under https://cursor.com/dashboard?tab=settings.

[MatheusJulidori]

Doing it in the IDE still fails, but on the dashboard works. Thank you for the suggestion!

[Colin]

Thanks for following up! Can you confirm that the newly selected privacy mode is reflected in the IDE in your settings?

[MatheusJulidori]

Confirmed, it reflected on the IDE.

[Colin]

Thanks! No obligation to continue debugging, but it would be great to see what goes in the Console and Network tabs of Cursor’s Dev Tools (Help → Toogle Developer Tools) when you try to change privacy mode.