Popular AI Chatbot Apps Seek Personal Data and Push Paid Plans
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Replika asks for personal info like email, name, pronouns, and date of birth. Paid plans unlock more advanced AI features.
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Mimico only asks for your name. It pushes ads and paid plans aggressively. Focuses more on romance/sex.
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Anima lets you use the app as a guest with just a name. Paid plans get you smarter AI conversations.
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These apps make it easy to delete your account and data. They seem more interested in money than collecting private data.
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Mozilla found privacy risks with these apps, like using chat data for ads. So be cautious what personal info you provide.