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Facebook's new AI mode is using public posts as a data source for search results. This makes it much easier for cybercriminals and misinformation is a major risk.

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00:00Imagine this, you share some boyfriend drama on Facebook and it comes back as an AI search
00:04result.
00:05Sounds wild?
00:06Facebook is rolling out AI mode.
00:08Your search bar becomes a chatbot, pulling answers from years of public posts, even from
00:12public groups or reels.
00:14Here's why that's risky.
00:15Information that used to be buried across posts can now be found and analyzed instantly.
00:19Scammers can target you more specifically.
00:22And Meta's AI might give the same weight to a random user's personal opinion as it
00:26does to an expert's post.
00:28So, here's how to keep your personal data out of the AI.
00:31In your settings, use the Limit Past Posts tool.
00:33This changes your old public posts to friends only.
00:37Set future posts to friends only and think twice about what you post in public groups.
00:41Will you let your posts be harvested?
00:43Let us know in the comments.

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