Meta Apologizes After Muse Assistant Misleads User on Message Privacy

By Terrence O’Brien · The Verge · 2026-09-19

The Verge reports that Meta's new Mac application for its Muse AI assistant caused alarm by claiming to monitor system notification previews without authorization. While a company executive clarified that the tool only accesses data via explicit user opt-in, the assistant was una

The Verge reports that Meta's new Mac application for its Muse AI assistant caused alarm by claiming to monitor system notification previews without authorization. While a company executive clarified that the tool only accesses data via explicit user opt-in, the assistant was una