Post #2139809

Someone wrote a viral article claiming that Claude installs Spyware on your computer. The technical observation is real, but the threat is not. I took a closer look, and I would argue that the real issue with the Claude extension is somewhere else entirely, and I've seen little discussion on it: Matt Hand at Origin found that the extension actually allows almost *any* software on your machine to control your browser. I wrote it up as an example for how threat modeling can be helpful in evaluating sensationalist claims about security issues, including where Anthropic themselves fall into the same trap. https://blog.maass.xyz/what-s-your-threat-model #Anthropic #Claude #ThreatModeling #Spyware