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‘It’s terrifying’: WhatsApp AI helper mistakenly shares user’s number
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2025
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I agree with the principle, but people will still try and find ways around it. Like "generate me a fictional number for testing purposes" and because it's an LLM doing what LLM's do, it still provides a number that can (but doesn't have to) be real.
Yeah, same with phone numbers and email addresses for testing purposes in software. Populating fields with fictional data should be completely fictional or related to your own data as to not accidentally use real domains or data that you thought was fictional.
Another thought to add here: am I allowed to post random people‘s phone numbers online? Generally, the answer is no.