# Privacy mode settings don't show until you log in

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/privacy-mode-settings-dont-show-until-you-log-in/118716>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [July 16, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/privacy-mode-settings-dont-show-until-you-log-in/118716 "2025-07-16T13:34:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![user301](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3be4f8/32.png) [@user301](https://forum.cursor.com/u/user301)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/privacy-mode-settings-dont-show-until-you-log-in/118716/1 "2025-07-16T13:34:21Z")

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### Describe the Bug

Looking for “privacy mode” settings? Looking for a way to turn that private code sharing to Cursor OFF right after installation - because the installation says it’s forced to be ON from start and you need to go to the settings?  
Well, there is none - until you _log in_ - then it suddenly appears in General(bottom) → Privacy → “Data Sharing Enabled” with UNCLICKABLE checkbox - you have to choose from the dropdown → change from Share Data to Privacy mode.  
Such high security risk feature should be always allowed and shown to allow pre-setting BEFORE any AI usage/loging-in etc… (or OFF by default, but I understand the Cursor policy is different - they rather play dirty because they’re probably worried nobody would share anything to put it bluntly)

### Steps to Reproduce

Linux - Ubuntu 24  
Download latest AppImage  
Run Cursor with --no-sandbox (or can’t be run directly)  
Open Settings - section General

### Expected Behavior

I would expect the option to be ALWAYS visible, AT THE TOP, regardless of any login or other settings/alterations.

### Operating System

Linux

### Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.2.4  
VSCode Version: 1.99.3  
Commit: a8e95743c5268be73767c46944a71f4465d05c90  
Date: 2025-07-10T16:59:43.242Z  
Electron: 34.5.1  
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210  
Node.js: 20.19.0  
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0  
OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-63-generic

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/privacy-mode-settings-dont-show-until-you-log-in/118716/2 "2025-08-07T13:34:46Z")

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