Concerns over privacy have arisen after it was revealed that Trae IDE, an AI programming tool from ByteDance, continues to transmit data to the company's servers even when users have explicitly disabled the telemetry feature. User reports suggest that the application engages in a surge of network requests, uploading potentially sensitive information such as device details, usage patterns, and unique identifiers. In response, ByteDance has officially stated that the data transmitted is solely non-sensitive statistics and performance metrics, intended solely for enhancing the user experience and does not infringe upon user privacy. The company further clarifies that Trae's telemetry mechanism operates independently from VSCode's telemetry controls, which may have led to user confusion. The development team has pledged to improve relevant settings to address this issue. Additionally, Trae is also grappling with concerns regarding excessive memory usage and an abnormal number of processes, raising questions about its overall performance and resource management capabilities.