If you thought that having companies trawling your social media, browsing history, and TV habits for behavioral clues was bad, sit tight. Meta is just getting started. Its Muse personal AI agent is taking surveillance to the next level.
TIME magazine analyzed the software’s internal instructions and found that it maintains constantly updated dossiers on users and the people they know.
Meta released Muse last month, positioning it as a digital assistant that can handle different parts of your life. It can organize your emails, handle your grocery shopping, and cancel your subscriptions. It is available for free, with paid plans for people who want to do more.
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Source: MalwareBytes Labs
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