AI, Intimacy, and the Data You Never Meant to Share — 77 Points on Privacy Risks of AI Companion Apps

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An essay on fshot.org examining the privacy time bomb of AI companion apps hit 77 points and 6 comments on HN. The broader context: 150M+ installs of AI companion apps on Google Play alone, with more than half exposing intimate chat histories through hardcoded credentials and misconfigurations. In 2025-2026, two major breaches leaked 43M intimate messages and 300M messages respectively. The piece connects AI intimacy data to sextortion, deepfake, and blackmail risks.