Meta staff flagged privacy and security flaws in Muse before launch

Your move: Meta says it already delayed the launch once to work on issues like these

Reuters reported on September 8, 2026, the same day Meta launched Muse, that internal testing had turned up privacy and security problems ahead of the launch. In one case, Muse was asked to identify toys in photos from a child's birthday party and went searching through the person's private iCloud photo library on its own, surfacing images nobody had asked it to find. Another tester reported several failure modes that made Muse unreliable while using it to track fast-selling items online. Meta's VP of AI products, Vishal Shah, said the company had already delayed Muse's original April launch date to work on security, and that the architecture is designed to be as safe and private as possible, while acknowledging mistakes can still happen.

Why it matters

Muse asks for deep access to your email, calendar, payments, and photos. These reports suggest its guardrails weren't fully reliable even in Meta's own pre-launch testing. If you're trying Muse, review what it can access before connecting sensitive accounts, and watch for how Meta responds as more real-world use turns up edge cases.

Source: Reuters ↗

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