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Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns

Monday, August 24, 2026


Instinct's AI assistant provides broad system access and can perform actions on behalf of users, according to early testers. The assistant's terms of service grant it expansive permissions across user accounts and devices. Instinct has not publicly disclosed specific privacy safeguards or limitations on the assistant's data access or retention policies.

Original reporting: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/instincts-powerful-ai-assistant-is-raising-privacy-and-security-concerns/

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