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How to Spot Fake Emails From Debt Collectors and Protect Your Finances If you’ve ever dealt with a debt collector, a financial administrator, or a company that manages your payments, you’ve probably received emails about your accounts. These messages can feel urgent, sometimes even threatening. But behind that urgency is a growing security problem: many of these institutions still use weak email protections, making their customers easy targets for scammers. ...

One in Three Americans Has Fallen for an Online Shopping Scam: How to Protect Yourself If you shop online regularly, you’ve probably heard the warnings: don’t click suspicious links, avoid deals that seem too good to be true, use a credit card instead of a debit card. But despite those caveats, the problem persists—and recent data shows just how many people are affected. ...

Why Judges Are Banning AI During Discovery — and What It Means for Your Privacy If you are involved in a lawsuit, you may assume that using artificial intelligence to sort through documents saves time and money. But a growing number of judges are putting that assumption aside. In recent months, several courts have issued orders explicitly prohibiting the use of AI tools during the discovery phase of litigation. The reason? Privacy risks that, in some cases, could expose confidential information to third parties or even the public. ...

Privacy in the AI Era: Practical Advice from Proton’s CEO Introduction Every time you paste a private note into a chatbot or ask an AI assistant to draft a sensitive email, you’re handing a piece of your life to a company you likely know little about. The trade‑off between AI convenience and privacy feels unavoidable. Proton, the company behind encrypted email and VPN services, argues otherwise. In a recent interview with Spiceworks, CEO Andy Yen said privacy in the AI era is possible—but one particular threat still worries him. Here’s what everyday users can learn from his perspective. ...

AI at Work: What You Need to Know About Bias, Privacy, and Your Rights Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept in the workplace. From resume screening to real-time productivity tracking, employers are increasingly using AI tools to make decisions about hiring, evaluations, and even promotions. While these systems promise efficiency, they also introduce real risks around bias, privacy, and legal accountability. If you’re an employee, understanding how AI is being used at your workplace—and what you can do about it—is becoming essential. ...

How to Protect Your Privacy When Using AI: Tips from Proton’s CEO Generative AI tools are now part of daily life for millions of people. Services like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini are used for writing, research, coding, and even personal advice. But each prompt you type in can become data that the company uses for training, analysis, or advertising. Privacy concerns have grown alongside adoption. ...

How to Protect Your Privacy When Using AI Tools at Work Artificial intelligence tools are becoming standard in many workplaces—used for screening job applicants, monitoring productivity, and even drafting internal communications. While these tools can save time, they also introduce risks around bias, privacy, and legal liability that employees and managers should be aware of. Recent lawsuits and regulatory moves suggest the landscape is shifting, and understanding your rights and responsibilities is more important than ever. ...

Privacy in the AI Era Is Possible: What Proton’s CEO Says and How to Protect Yourself AI tools are now part of daily life for millions of people. Whether you use ChatGPT, Google Bard, or any other large language model, you are feeding it personal information—emails you paste, documents you upload, questions about your health or finances. The convenience is real. So is the privacy risk. ...

AI Notetaking Privacy Risks: What the New Court Bans Mean for You If you use an AI tool to record and summarize meetings, calls, or interviews, you may want to reconsider where and how you use it. Over the past several months, judges in multiple court cases have publicly banned the use of AI during the discovery phase of litigation. The reason: serious privacy and legal risks that extend far beyond the courtroom. ...

What Keeps Proton’s CEO Up at Night About AI Privacy — and What You Can Do About It Intro Proton’s CEO has long argued that privacy doesn’t have to be sacrificed in the age of artificial intelligence. But in a recent interview with Spiceworks, he admitted there’s one thing that genuinely worries him. It’s not that AI is inherently dangerous, or that encryption is failing. It’s something more specific — and more immediate for anyone using AI-powered tools today. ...