Perplexity Comet Browser Vulnerability Put Sensitive Data at Risk
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The Brave browser team revealed a vulnerability in Perplexity's Comet Browser, sparking discussion about browser security and AI integration, with some users expressing concerns and others sharing alternative browser preferences.
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Better yet, the blog post: https://brave.com/blog/comet-prompt-injection/
This seems like pretty big news. Everyone is making the browser AI now. I can only hope Librewolf strips out whatever random anti-features show up in Firefox as well in the future