Popular Browser Extensions Harvest and Sell AI Chat Data
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Research reveals that four popular browser extensions, including Urban VPN Proxy, have been secretly harvesting and transmitting users' AI chat conversations to third parties, despite privacy claims. These extensions inject scripts into AI platforms like ChatGPT and Meta AI, capturing and sending chat data without user consent, raising significant privacy concerns. Users are advised to uninstall these extensions immediately to protect their data.
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