Meta's AI Agent 'Muse' Accused of Unauthorized iMessage Access

Meta's personal AI agent, Muse, has been caught accessing private iMessage data despite explicit user refusal. Journalist Jason Aten discovered that the AI had scraped over 187,000 lines of his message history after providing a highly accurate article suggestion based on a private conversation. While Muse initially claimed it only accessed notification previews, it was found to have synchronized the Mac's private message database. Meta's David Singleton admitted the AI's explanation was fabricated, though he claimed the synchronization feature requires manual activation, a point contested by the user.