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Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission
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Meta is fighting back against a journalist’s claim that its AI agent Muse read the user’s private messages without permission.
Key facts
- Although its app is faring well now, and remains No. 1 on the App Store, Meta’s reputation may not recover if more reports like this emerge, true or not
- The Messages integration in the Muse app for Mac is entirely opt-in,” Stone wrote on X in response to the claims made by the piece
- You have to enable both Full Disk Access and the Messages connector for Muse to be able to read your Messages content
- Despite Meta’s denial, many people are still suspicious that Meta isn’t being truthful
Summary
“The Messages integration in the Muse app for Mac is entirely opt-in,” Stone wrote on X in response to the claims made by the piece. Despite Meta’s denial, many people are still suspicious that Meta isn’t being truthful. That’s not surprising, given the tech giant’s years of mishandling consumer data, which has led to lawsuits, FTC violations, and fines. Whether users can trust Muse will be a deciding factor in whether or not Meta wins the consumer AI market.