Meta AI App Tells Your Friends You're Using It

Meta's AI app quietly notifies your Instagram contacts when you use it, a humiliating discovery many users have made firsthand. The app, now surging to No. 5 on the U.S. App Store after a major overhaul, is deeply integrated with Meta's ecosystem, meaning your activity can influence targeted ads across Instagram and Facebook. The privacy concerns go beyond embarrassing notifications. Past users accidentally published private AI chatlogs, including personal addresses and medical details, through a now-removed Discover feed. Since logging in requires a Meta account, users implicitly consent to data sharing through terms of service most never read.