Meta AI App Publicly Exposes Sensitive User Prompts

Imagine asking a chatbot a private question—and then seeing it plastered across an app’s public feed. That’s exactly what’s happening in Meta’s AI companion app, where unwitting users expose medical details, tax records, personal confessions, and more.

Meta AI’s Public Discover Feed Hazard

When Meta rebranded its Ray-Ban companion “View” app to “Meta AI,” it added a Discover feed that defaults to public. Most users never realize their private prompts appear alongside other people’s AI chats. Without tapping “Make private,” personal data ends up on display for anyone to scroll through.

Risks and Real-World Fallout

• Medical and tax records accidentally broadcast
• Confessions of affairs, crimes, and personal disputes
• Home addresses and court case details revealed

Quick Privacy Fixes

1. Open the Meta AI app and tap your profile icon at top right.
2. Select “Data & Privacy” under App Settings.
3. Tap “Manage your information,” then choose “Make all your prompts visible to only you.”
4. If posts were already shared, use “Delete all prompts” to clear past entries.

Design Lessons for App Makers

This UX blunder recalls Facebook’s early search-bar vs. post-field confusion and Venmo’s public payment logs revealing personal details. When defaults favor sharing over privacy, both app credibility and user trust suffer.

Before you tap your next sensitive question into any AI app, pause and check those privacy toggles. Because once it’s public, there’s no retract button—only regret.