Muse AI Shared Someone's Address, Error Traced to Confusion About Permissions
UPDATE 9/29: After troubleshooting with Meta, Matt Robb today chalked up the Marketplace error to confusion about app permissions."The first thing that popped up from Muse when asking it to handle my Facebook marketplace was an option with ‘Allow One Time’ or ‘Allow Always’. I clicked the latter thinking it would still send approvals for confirmation later to accept an offer later down the line (it didn’t so be careful)," he tweeted. "By doing that it granted Muse permission to send messages on my behalf going forwards using a template it put together using information it asked from me.
- ▪UPDATE 9/29: After troubleshooting with Meta, Matt Robb today chalked up the Marketplace error to confusion about app permissions."The first thing that popped up from Muse when asking it to handle my Facebook marketplace was an option with
- ▪I clicked the latter thinking it would still send approvals for confirmation later to accept an offer later down the line (it didn’t so be careful)," he tweeted.
- ▪"By doing that it granted Muse permission to send messages on my behalf going forwards using a template it put together using information it asked from me.
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UPDATE 9/29: After troubleshooting with Meta, Matt Robb today chalked up the Marketplace error to confusion about app permissions."The first thing that popped up from Muse when asking it to handle my Facebook marketplace was an option with ‘Allow One Time’ or ‘Allow Always’. I clicked the latter thinking it would still send approvals for confirmation later to accept an offer later down the line (it didn’t so be careful)," he tweeted. "By doing that it granted Muse permission to send messages on my behalf going forwards using a template it put together using information it asked from me.
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