AI web browser assistants raise serious privacy concerns
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 20-Aug-2025 19:11 ET (20-Aug-2025 23:11 GMT/UTC)
Popular generative AI web browser assistants are collecting and sharing sensitive user data, such as medical records and social security numbers, without adequate safeguards, finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria.
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