# OpenClaw 2.0 pours glitter on slow-burning security dumpster fire

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
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> **Original Source**: [The Register AI](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/31/openclaw-20-pours-glitter-on-slow-burning-security-dumpster-fire/5293492)
> **Author**: The Register AI Staff (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Monday, August 31, 2026
> **Category**: POLICY
> **Tags**: AI, The Register AI, policy

## Executive Summary
Making installation easier and putting a new wrapper on the interface while leaving most of the security to users is a recipe for more trouble with the popular agent harness



## Full Coverage
Making installation easier and putting a new wrapper on the interface while leaving most of the security to users is a recipe for more trouble with the popular agent harness

OpenClaw has unveiled what its makers call its largest ever update — large enough to earn a 2.0 moniker — with usability taking center stage, along with some security updates that critics are suggesting will be insufficient

The OpenClaw foundation announced the release of version 2.0 of its AI agent harness on Sunday, describing it as something with far more scope than they ever intended it to have

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