> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.privacyguides.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Muse is Collecting YOUR Data (Even if You Don't Use It) - URL: https://www.privacyguides.org/livestreams/2026/10/09/muse-is-collecting-your-data-even-if-you-dont-use-it/ - Published: 2026-10-09T21:00:01.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-09T21:00:01.000Z - Description: This Week in Privacy #74 - Author: Nate Bartram - Tags: Livestreams, This Week in Privacy Our top stories this week: - Meta's Muse Is Building Dossiers on Your Friends and Family, Even If They Never Signed Up - AI glasses face their first major government crackdown - Kagi Ends Orion Browser Development for Linux, Will Open-Source It - Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services --- ## TWIP Live 🔴 --- ## Updates from the Team ### The Ultimate Email Aliasing Tier List Your email address is exposed! In this video we break down the best tools for protecting your email address and rank them from S-tier to F-tier. How did your favorite email aliasing tool stack up? [The Ultimate Email Aliasing Tier ListYour email address is exposed! In this video we break down the best tools for protecting your email address and rank them from S-tier to F-tier. How did your favorite email aliasing tool stack up?…![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/favicon-2188e908-bea1-4851-a204-be76213a2596.png)Neat.TubePrivacy Guides![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/de59864f-652b-4648-b365-34c4a50b22bc-cd203a6d-a2e4-453a-bf9a-fc0e247f26a1.jpg)](https://neat.tube/w/6nYZuDfevfWSKeQBS4HhsP?start=0s) ### News Briefs This week's news updates include how Apple is tightening their "full disk access" permission on Mac to address AI agent security concerns and a call from our executive director on ways you can support Privacy Guides with your Donor Advised Fund (as well as an explanation of what that is, if you're unfamiliar). [Privacy & Security NewsThe latest news in data privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer rights brought to you by Privacy Guides.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/pg-yellow-2-cd74aa79-8933-4336-bc90-046cb3fbbc1d.png)Privacy GuidesJonah Aragon![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/cover-13-8626b8df-10d7-411a-85d7-a8da8d3b4b15.png)](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/) --- ## Sources ### Meta's Muse Is Building Dossiers on Your Friends and Family, Even If They Never Signed Up Meta's Muse - their viral AI assistant - had it's instructions extracted by a security researcher, who showed that Muse extracts data about and builds profiles on the people you regularly interact with. Meta notes that this is intentional behavior to make the assistant more useful in your day-to-day life, but it raises serious questions about collecting data on people who haven't consented. [Meta’s Muse Is Building Dossiers on Your Friends and Family, Even If They Never Signed Up, Internal Files RevealMeta’s Muse AI reportedly builds detailed profiles of users and their contacts, including people who never used it, raising privacy concerns.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/favicon-32x32-1bbc8eab-77d1-4793-8c7e-69bdfb4b893c.png)International Business Times UKRegyl Jaen![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/muse-a0db57e6-bf07-41c4-b32d-5381b47e3ade.jpg)](https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-muse-ai-profiles-users-social-circles-1824205) ### AI glasses face their first major government crackdown In a world first, Norway's national government has called for a temporary ban while they decide the guardrails and laws that should surround smart glasses. The country insists they don't want a total ban as they can see specific, useful applications for the technology, but they say they want to ensure the privacy of citizens while debating exactly when the technology should be allowed and when it shouldn't. [AI glasses face their first major government crackdownNorway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/cropped-ars-logo-512_480-300x300-414e3898-f635-4c76-a9cf-9c87530c401b.png)Ars TechnicaFinancial Times![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/546417470_31238681149113739_395523165946500898_n-8e801eed-78e4-4db6-9a72-74af0432eac1.jpg)](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/ai-glasses-face-their-first-major-government-crackdown/) ### Kagi Ends Orion Browser Development for Linux, Will Open-Source It Kagi is best known for their search engine, but they also develop a browser called Orion. Based on Webkit, it's already available for Mac and iOS but just recently went into beta for Windows and Linux. Now, citing a lack of manpower and resources, Kagi has decided not to continue the Windows and Linux versions, but instead of simply shutting them down, they will open source it and let the community take over. [Kagi Ends Orion Browser Development for Linux, Will Open-Source ItKagi ends development of Orion Browser for Linux and Windows, with plans to open-source both versions and hand them over to the community.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/cropped-favicon-270x270-ee1b9b7d-5c92-40cc-bafd-4a7a4b07fc55.png)LinuxiacBobby Borisov![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/orion-browser-end-of-story-0226029e-f381-4489-9317-a49361e5944c.jpg)](https://linuxiac.com/kagi-ends-orion-browser-development-for-linux-will-open-source-it/) ### Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services Attackers were able to hijack three top-level domains - .gh, .sl, and .as - which then allowed them to issue TLS certificates for those domains. These included Google and other large organizations. Details are scant on exactly which domains were impacted or which other organizations. Google says they have revoked the fake certificates in Chrome, but it's still unclear how many certificates were issued and if they're all revoked now or not. [Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large servicesCompromise of 3 domain registries allows hackers to walk off with unauthorized certs.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/cropped-ars-logo-512_480-300x300-c81e0add-ce15-422f-b566-8396cd423896.png)Ars TechnicaDan Goodin![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/broken-https-tls-1152x648-db56f989-7678-4498-b530-f537a5502831.jpg)](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/hackers-obtain-counterfeit-tls-certificates-for-google-and-other-large-services/) --- ## Forum Updates [How do I know I can trust an app?What decides for you whether you can trust an app or not? A big trust bonus is if apps are open source, but this opens two questions for me? How do I know that the source code it self is safe if their was no audit and the contributor amount is not very high? How do I know that the final app file is actually corresponding to the source code and that nothing was added in between?![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/50d23e21c43962bb12c02820fa3f19ac61dac917_2_32x32-8393b267-c4e1-4527-914f-cbbf4a650b3f.png)Privacy Guides CommunityAnon46442![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/4efb2e0b56f7c45bc4589cf8f63291cc82a788e8-80318056-e201-40fb-8413-d1e9703b863d.webp)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/how-do-i-know-i-can-trust-an-app/41208) [Google randomly disabled one of my accounts. This was a wake up callI had a Google Account that I was using as a secondary Gmail account. I created this account years ago. Mind you, I didn’t use this account for anything other than Gmail. And I only used it for email correspondences between a dozen companies. I also didn’t even lie about personal information or try to anonymize myself. I never did anything illegal. I sent maybe 10 emails from this account during the life of this account. Google had my real name, phone number, etc. I set it up with a strong pas…![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/50d23e21c43962bb12c02820fa3f19ac61dac917_2_32x32-73d3c460-1cbf-4049-a31c-a32b2b0c09bb.png)Privacy Guides CommunityZenByte![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/4efb2e0b56f7c45bc4589cf8f63291cc82a788e8-9526f593-76d8-48be-86c1-87cd0025fe10.webp)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/google-randomly-disabled-one-of-my-accounts-this-was-a-wake-up-call/41249) [Do I really need a VPN all the time?I’ve been using a VPN for a while, but sometimes I wonder if I’m actually using it when I need to. I usually leave it on, but I’m not sure if there’s any real benefit when I’m at home on my own Wi-Fi. Does everyone here keep their VPN on all the time, or only use it on public Wi-Fi and when they need it?![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/50d23e21c43962bb12c02820fa3f19ac61dac917_2_32x32-4b7a9f40-7fb0-4afd-b851-77582bf1506c.png)Privacy Guides Communitysampyusa![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/4efb2e0b56f7c45bc4589cf8f63291cc82a788e8-d61b012a-efff-434c-93f9-35e150662b85.webp)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/do-i-really-need-a-vpn-all-the-time/41174)