Grammarly, a ubiquitous writing assistant extension, faces mounting privacy scrutiny while simultaneously expanding its reach into new platforms and rebranding efforts. The company is integrating with Canvas LMS and launching an AI assistant under the Superhuman brand, even as researchers flag it among the most invasive browser extensions and users seek open-source alternatives.
·Privacy researchers identify Grammarly and QuillBot as among the most invasive Chrome extensions collecting user data
·Grammarly integrates with Canvas LMS to assist student writing within the learning management system
·A Harvard student created an anti-Grammarly tool that intentionally adds typos to emails as a privacy-conscious counterpoint
·Users migrating away from Grammarly's $120/year subscription to self-hosted alternatives like LanguageTool
·Grammarly rebrands under the Superhuman label and launches a new AI assistant product
drawn from Help Net Security, Instructure, Fast Company, MakeUseOf · updated 66d ago