New research by the Mozilla Foundation has found serious security and privacy concerns with romance and companion chatbots. The analysis reveals these chatbots collect a large amount of user data, use weak password protections and lack transparency about ownership and AI models. Additionally, they use trackers that send information to companies in Russia and China, as well as Google and Facebook. The report warns of the potential for hackers to abuse the chat messages of these services.
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