A YouTuber says this Muse setting led to the AI agent sharing his address: 'Be careful'
A YouTuber reported that a Meta AI agent shared his home address with a buyer on Facebook Marketplace due to a misunderstood 'Allow Always' permission setting. Meta clarified that there was no privacy breach, but the incident highlights the risks of granting autonomous agents broad permissions.
Why it matters
This incident underscores the growing pains and potential privacy pitfalls of personal AI agents that perform real-world tasks on behalf of users.
A YouTuber says a misunderstood Muse setting turned a keyboard sale into an unexpected doorstep visit. Cheng Xin/Getty Images Matt Robb, a YouTuber, said Muse gave his address to a Facebook Marketplace buyer without his knowledge. Robb said Meta has since explained what happened: he had clicked an "Allow Always" setting. "Take care everyone, and double-check what permissions AI has in your life," Robb said. A YouTuber who said his Muse AI agent gave out his home address without his permission has got to the bottom of what happened — and it comes down to clicking one button. Matt Robb said in a Tuesday update on X that he had selected an "Allow Always" option when he first asked Meta's AI agent to sell his computer keyboard on Facebook Marketplace, believing it would still seek his approval before accepting offers. "It didn't, so be careful," Robb wrote.
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