Kaito Pulse draws privacy questions over alleged device and X tracking

Kaito AI’s new Kaito Pulse browser extension has drawn scrutiny after a source-code review claimed the software can fingerprint devices, track detailed activity on X, and access account data from several third-party platforms during user-initiated verification. Summary Kaito Pulse has come under scrutiny after an analyst reviewed the browser extension’s source code. The extension allegedly fingerprints devices and records X activity including viewing time, clicks, searches and bookmarks. ChatGPT, Claude and Binance access only occurs when users initiate verification, according to the analyst. Kaito launched Pulse on Aug. 18 alongside Aura, a metric combining attention with verified user activity. Kaito had not publicly responded to the analyst’s findings at the time of writing. According to well-known analyst Ultra, who reviewed Kaito Pulse’s source code, found multiple forms of data collection, with the most extensive logging tied to how people use X. so i was looking at the source code of kaito pulse and found some interesting things:– it fingerprints your device. it hashes how your gpu renders an invisible image, your gpu model, and how your hardware handles a test tone. that co...