from the who-could-have-possibly-predicted-such-a-thing dept

Earlier this month we noted how Meta’s launch of its cutesy agentic AI software Muse arrived with all sorts of major privacy and security screw ups , despite the company’s repeated, breathless claims that privacy and security were at the forefront of the company’s thinking during development.

Like most AI agents, Muse is supposed to help automate simple to moderately complicated daily tasks.

But the app launched with multiple ugly zero-day flaws, one of which let an attacker covertly spy on Mac users. Other flaws were reportedly glossed over and downplayed by a company more interested in rushing to market than ensuring its software actually worked.…