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Browser agents don’t always respect your privacy choices (www.helpnetsecurity.com)

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Browser agents promise to handle online tasks without constant user input. They can shop, book reservations, and manage accounts by driving a web browser through an AI model. A new academic study warns that this convenience comes with privacy risks that security teams should not ignore. The report evaluates eight popular browser agents released or updated in 2025. These include ChatGPT Agent, Google Project Mariner, Amazon Nova Act, Perplexity Comet, Browserbase Director, Browser Use, Claude … More → The post Browser agents don’t always respect your privacy choices appeared first on Help Net Security.

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[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Ai is, and will continue to be, an absolute nightmare for privacy.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

[–] a_good_hunter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You don't say?