importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-09-30T16:24:23Z
Meta Refutes Allegations That Muse Accessed User Private Messages Without Consent
Meta denies allegations that its AI assistant Muse accessed user private messages without consent, stating the feature requires explicit opt-in permissions. A journalist disputes this, claiming Muse read messages despite Full Disk Access being disabled, while Meta attributes the discrepancy to AI misinterpretation.
Meta says its Muse AI agent cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent read his private messages while the required Mac setting was turned off.
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