AI reads contacts for debt collection? Mercado Pago faces privacy backlash
MilagrosMiceli · x · 2026-08-06
Users report that Mercado Pago's AI debt collection system appears to access borrowers' phone contacts to call their friends and family for repayment.
This raises serious concerns regarding AI automation abuse and user privacy boundaries.
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