Think twice before using Comet browser: Security & privacy risks

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Here is pajeet who created it. Not surprising. Seems like he's pissed off Amazon.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/newsletters/morning-dispatch/perplexity-ceo-on-india-plans-groww-founders-raise-stake/articleshow/124245637.cms?from=mdr

More on the Amazon lawsuit against Perplexity.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/05/amazon-perplexity-ai-lawsuit

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If a user gives Perplexity their account info and asks the AI to preform tasks within Amazon I'm not sure what the legal issue is. Is this just sour grapes from Amazon?

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It looks like it's positioning itself as an alternative to Alexa.

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Sour grapes it is then.

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Wasn't comet the name of a particularly bad computer virus?

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You're thinking of Win32/Comet.A.

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Yes I am. Thanks for the recollection. I'm avoiding anything comet related.

Comet.A Comet pizza Comet browser

I'm good.

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lmao

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Pass.

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Here's an example of where convenience is headed. People are turning away all privacy to a hostile algorithm.

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Just the beginning. People will accept the brain chip.

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It's unfortunate, but true. Essentially, people take convenience over agency every time.

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I'd love to be able to interpret any language instantly, but I'll stick with the external model. :)

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