Meta AI searches made public – but do all its users realise
20 hours ago
- #Privacy
- #Meta AI
- #Cybersecurity
- Meta AI searches are being made public without users realizing, potentially exposing sensitive queries.
- Some users' prompts and results are posted on a public feed, traceable to their social media accounts.
- Examples include requests for scantily-clad characters, test answers, and personal gender-related questions.
- Meta states chats are private by default, but users can choose to share posts publicly.
- A warning appears before sharing, but it's unclear if users fully understand the implications.
- The public 'Discover' feed can link searches to users' other social accounts via usernames and profile pictures.
- Users can opt to make searches private in account settings.
- Rachel Tobac, a cybersecurity expert, highlights the mismatch between user expectations and reality as a security problem.