Dev Questions Legality of AI Apps Getting Full Customer Data API Access
jonathan_wilke · x · 2026-08-05
Developer @jonathanwilke raises concerns over the broad sensitive permissions granted to AI applications. He asks whether companies are actually giving an app an API key with full access to all customer data, and if such practices are even legal.
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