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Apple's iOS 27.3 rumor spreads

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A Hacker News thread surfaced a GitHub issue claiming that Postman, a widely used API development tool, has begun quietly installing AI plugins and collecting/transmitting API request details. One commenter reported that Postman logs detailed information on every API request, including query parameters, and that values substituted into templates are sent to Postman's servers. The post had roughly 1,034 points and hundreds of comments/reposts when captured.

The behavior appears tied to Postman's evolution from a lightweight developer utility into a heavily funded commercial platform — one comment notes it raised over $400 million and hired more than 1,500 employees — and its push into AI/cloud features that require server-side processing. Since API requests often contain authentication tokens and secrets, automatic data transmission is a notable privacy and security concern.

Users report that recent Postman desktop builds auto-install AI-related plugins and send API request details — including query parameters and template values — to Postman's servers. A GitHub issue/Hacker News thread is tracking the privacy complaints. This is a personal project/story about jailbreaking a car navigation unit to change the clock; no public factual claim to check.

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Users report that recent Postman desktop builds auto-install AI-related plugins and send API request details — including query parameters and template values — to Postman's servers. A GitHub issue/Hacker News thread is tracking the privacy complaints. This is a personal project/story about jailbreaking a car navigation unit to change the clock; no public factual claim to check.

Postman silently auto-installs AI plugins and attempts to share all API data (github.com)

Original post · sidgarimella

[news.ycombinator.com](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50354960) NAMES: Postman = API development/testing tool; API = application programming interface. PO

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MIt's nine-oh-seven, time for the Tech Brief. An iPhone rumor is spreading on X.
CThe post claims iOS 27.3 brings a redesigned Health app, vertical Safari tabs, expanded Siri.
MAnd Apple Intelligence support in China.
CThat's the part that would matter most.
MApple is planning broad changes. But I can't confirm that exact list.
MIt reads like a wish list, not a leak.
CVertical Safari tabs would actually be a nice change.
MMacworld has separately warned about fake viral iPhone feature videos. This has that smell.
CSo until Apple ships it, it's a rumor, not news.
MNo official word, no developer beta confirmation in public reporting.
CThe China detail is the one I'd watch.
MIt is, but that's exactly why it needs confirmation.
CFair.
MIn health tech, a post on X says telehealth brands may get a new certification path.
CIt's about compounded peptides.
MLegitScript is a real certification company.
CBut the claim about six specific peptides isn't confirmed publicly.
MIf true, that removes a major hurdle.
CBig if. Certification standards are not usually announced by a random account.
MWe'll update when the policy details surface. That's the brief at nine-oh-seven.

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