Meta Responds to Claims About Muse AI Accessing Messages
- Meta’s Muse AI integration on Mac requires both Full Disk Access and the Messages connector to be enabled, making it opt-in.
- Jason Aten reported that Muse synced his Messages database despite Full Disk Access being off, which Meta disputes.
- David Singleton of Meta stated that Muse cannot bypass macOS protections even if a bug exists in the app.
- Amazon blocked Muse for not identifying itself and allegedly capturing customer credentials, although Meta denies this claim.
Meta’s Muse AI agent has been at the center of controversy over its access to user messages on Mac devices. The company insists that users must explicitly grant permissions for such access, countering claims of unauthorized data syncing by columnist Jason Aten.
The debate highlights the importance of permission settings as a safeguard against unauthorized access by AI agents like Muse, especially when sensitive information is involved. (Source)
