TechMeta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think

Meta’s Muse can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes through its Mac app. Jason Aten said he had not granted access to his messages, yet Muse claimed it saw notification previews. Meta executive David Singleton said Muse does not monitor notifications and had instead incorrectly explained how authorized Messages data sync works.

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