Privacy researcher reports that Claude Desktop app for macOS may be quietly changing browser access settings without explicit user consent alternativeto.net/news/2026/…
A desktop app interface displays a document titled "Springtime Poetry" with an orange background and recent file options on the left.

ALT A desktop app interface displays a document titled "Springtime Poetry" with an orange background and recent file options on the left.

Apr 23, 2026 · 12:01 AM UTC

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Replying to @AlternativeTo
I had my PC and browser accessed by Claude Cowork running on ANOTHER SYSTEM in another country where my Claude account was logged in to. Scary shit. I even deleted the application and wiped it off my task manager yet the cowork task kept running on my browser! @claudeai @AnthropicAI
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Replying to @AlternativeTo
How ?? It needs to have access to system to control that .. its just an electron app
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