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Codex CLI installs self-updating background daemon by default

Original: Codex CLI installs a persistent, self-updating background daemon by default

OpenAI's Codex CLI command-line tool is drawing criticism after users found it installs a persistent, self-updating background daemon by default, meaning the software keeps running and updating itself without explicit user action. Developers are questioning the security and privacy implications of an AI coding agent that silently maintains a background presence on their machines, and many are calling for the behavior to be opt-in rather than automatic.

Why now: Developers are alarmed that an AI coding tool quietly installs persistent background software with self-updating privileges without asking.

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