Featured Chrome Browser Extension Caught Intercepting Millions of Users' AI Chats

Google's featured Chrome browser extension being caught intercepting millions of users' AI chats, including interactions with OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, and Microsoft Copilot, has raised significant concerns about data privacy and security. This means that website owners need to be aware of the potential risks associated with AI-powered chatbots on their sites, as users may be unknowingly sharing sensitive information with third-party extensions. The fact that a featured extension with six million users was able to gather prompts without detection highlights the need for website owners to carefully evaluate the extensions and scripts they allow on their sites. To mitigate these risks, website owners should take the following actionable steps: monitor AI bot traffic on their sites, review their llms.txt files to ensure they are up-to-date and accurately reflect the AI-powered chatbots used on their site, and consider implementing additional security measures to protect user data, such as encrypting sensitive information and limiting the scope of data shared with third-party extensions.