Meta suspends Muse chat sharing feature after shared conversations exposed private details

Summary

Meta is suspending the sharing feature for chats with its Muse AI agent while it investigates privacy problems, after shared conversations exposed users' personal and business secrets. Ars Technica reports that the sharing feature exposed users' personal and business secrets when they shared conversations, and that Meta is suspending it while it investigates. Engadget reports that researchers accessed 6,800 shared conversations with the AI agent, including internal company documents, and that Meta suspended the Muse chat sharing feature after the private details were left exposed.

Timeline

1. Ars Technica

   20 Oct 2026, 12:33 UTCSource ↗

   Ars Technica reports that Meta Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations, and that Meta is suspending the sharing feature while it investigates its privacy.

2. Engadget

   20 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTCSource ↗

   Engadget reports that Meta suspended the Muse chat sharing feature after it left private details exposed, and that researchers accessed 6,800 shared conversations with the AI agent, including internal company documents.