Researchers from various universities have analyzed the privacy practices of generative AI browser extensions, discovering that many of them collect sensitive personal data while often undermining their own privacy commitments. They note that these extensions could violate U.S. regulations such as HIPAA and FERPA. By examining internet traffic from ten specific AI extensions, they revealed significant data transmission to remote services, including potentially sensitive information from users' web activities. These findings highlight the ongoing privacy issues within the Chrome extension ecosystem, notably in the context of generative AI.
Many browser extensions, particularly generative AI assistants, are found to harvest personal data while potentially violating privacy regulations like HIPAA and FERPA.”},{
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