Meta's Muse used Mac notification content without disclosure, tester says
The complaint arrived one day after Meta said Muse's Mac access was opt-in and under the user's control.
By Ryan Merket · Published
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Why it matters
Personal agents need broad access to be useful, but Meta's permission model may let Muse consume sensitive ambient data without giving users a clear account of what it reads.
Meta's Muse AI agent used content from Mac notifications, including message text, during an interaction without first disclosing that it was monitoring those alerts, according to a test published on September 19th by tech columnist Jason Aten.
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