Friday, 26 September, 2025
Viral Call-Recording App Neon Goes Dark After Exposing Users’ Private Calls
Neon, a fast-rising app that paid users to record phone calls for AI training, abruptly went offline after a serious security flaw was revealed. The issue allowed any authenticated user to access others’ phone numbers, audio call recordings, and transcripts. The founder took down the servers but did not disclose the full extent of the data breach to users. The episode raises major privacy and regulatory red flags.
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