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Perplexity releases Comet browser for free on Windows and macOS
- vpShane 1y agoWhy not Linux? Also: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/perplexity-ceo-says-its-browser-will-track-everything-users-do-online-to-sell-hyper-personalized-ads/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/perplexity-ceo-says-its-br... As somebody who values privacy, that doesn't seem ideal for me. Especially if it just wants to sell this data and serve my hyper-tailored ads. Also (TLDR making a social media post can trick the AI agent in to giving/posting the access to things like bank accounts, or anything really, has this been resolved?): https://x.com/zack_overflow/status/1959308058200551721 https://x.com/zack_overflow/status/1959308058200551721 The thread showing it in action, which was since buried: https://np.reddit.com/r/testing_comet1/comments/1mvk5h8/what_are_your_thoughts_about_comet/ https://np.reddit.com/r/testing_comet1/comments/1mvk5h8/what...
- hulitu 1y ago> This is Perplexity's Comet browser, it's powered by Chromium. So another Chrome.
- halJordan 1y agoIf you ignore the whole Perplexity part. Why you would, would be perplexing but you do you King