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Lots of Articles on the net and You Tube contributors who say Comet is a certain % more vulnerable to Phishing and Web attacks, contains spyware (w/o ...
Comment by Tommy on Would You Allow AI to Take Over Your Browser? (October 28, 2025 02:03 PM)
Lots of Articles on the net and You Tube contributors who say Comet is a certain % more vulnerable to Phishing and Web attacks, contains spyware (w/o ...
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It's not just browsing: Many activities -if not most - that they claim AI will simplify are actually either easy enough to do for ourselves or too inv...
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Comment by Raymond Hoffman on Would You Allow AI to Take Over Your Browser? (October 23, 2025 06:03 AM)
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As a Canadian I am appalled by what my government is doing with AI. I recently learned that Revenue Canada is impossible to reach, so I have no way to...
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